Ecoer Logo

@gportman

57

Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.

steemit.com/@gportman
VOTING POWER100.00%
DOWNVOTE POWER100.00%
RESOURCE CREDITS100.00%
REPUTATION PROGRESS9.48%
Net Worth
46.913USD
STEEM
0.021STEEM
SBD
0.693SBD
Own SP
803.086SP

Detailed Balance

STEEM
balance
0.021STEEM
market_balance
0.000STEEM
savings_balance
0.000STEEM
reward_steem_balance
0.000STEEM
STEEM POWER
Own SP
803.086SP
Delegated Out
0.000SP
Delegation In
0.000SP
Effective Power
803.086SP
Reward SP (pending)
0.000SP
SBD
sbd_balance
0.693SBD
sbd_conversions
0.000SBD
sbd_market_balance
0.000SBD
savings_sbd_balance
0.000SBD
reward_sbd_balance
0.000SBD
{
  "balance": "0.021 STEEM",
  "savings_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "reward_steem_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "vesting_shares": "1306166.850391 VESTS",
  "delegated_vesting_shares": "0.000000 VESTS",
  "received_vesting_shares": "0.000000 VESTS",
  "sbd_balance": "0.693 SBD",
  "savings_sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "reward_sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "conversions": []
}

Account Info

namegportman
id108865
rank4,226
reputation3682058024308
created2016-11-02T18:20:42
recovery_accountsteem
proxyNone
post_count71
comment_count0
lifetime_vote_count0
witnesses_voted_for0
last_post2017-07-12T13:14:48
last_root_post2017-07-12T13:14:48
last_vote_time2017-07-12T13:14:48
proxied_vsf_votes0, 0, 0, 0
can_vote1
voting_power9,800
delayed_votes0
balance0.021 STEEM
savings_balance0.000 STEEM
sbd_balance0.693 SBD
savings_sbd_balance0.000 SBD
vesting_shares1306166.850391 VESTS
delegated_vesting_shares0.000000 VESTS
received_vesting_shares0.000000 VESTS
reward_vesting_balance0.000000 VESTS
vesting_balance0.000 STEEM
vesting_withdraw_rate0.000000 VESTS
next_vesting_withdrawal1969-12-31T23:59:59
withdrawn0
to_withdraw0
withdraw_routes0
savings_withdraw_requests0
last_account_recovery1970-01-01T00:00:00
reset_accountnull
last_owner_update1970-01-01T00:00:00
last_account_update2017-06-28T19:18:54
minedNo
sbd_seconds470,845,485
sbd_last_interest_payment2017-07-11T20:17:24
savings_sbd_last_interest_payment1970-01-01T00:00:00
{
  "id": 108865,
  "name": "gportman",
  "owner": {
    "weight_threshold": 1,
    "account_auths": [],
    "key_auths": [
      [
        "STM6tNn5AjssNWeGQJ8LtVmcKA6LuP8JkPHYhkVJ3zD87zFR4h1i1",
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "active": {
    "weight_threshold": 1,
    "account_auths": [],
    "key_auths": [
      [
        "STM5cNARaU6KqCCS9Lop9NCAdnVT2cpVofQcUPjMY1LFNdHV8vY3o",
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "posting": {
    "weight_threshold": 1,
    "account_auths": [],
    "key_auths": [
      [
        "STM6ixsEPCxVe11GwxJxE8Tdwf2b9a3iX2fUqsY4m6qu5494aoxZT",
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "memo_key": "STM5WgsCCC9mBQqkfsY5bj4DxKDUN5MRyJsbQRhbw8q3BosiV62nW",
  "json_metadata": "{\"profile\":{\"name\":\"Guy Portman\",\"about\":\"Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.\",\"location\":\"UK\",\"website\":\"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX\",\"profile_image\":\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg\"}}",
  "posting_json_metadata": "{\"profile\":{\"name\":\"Guy Portman\",\"about\":\"Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.\",\"location\":\"UK\",\"website\":\"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX\",\"profile_image\":\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg\"}}",
  "proxy": "",
  "last_owner_update": "1970-01-01T00:00:00",
  "last_account_update": "2017-06-28T19:18:54",
  "created": "2016-11-02T18:20:42",
  "mined": false,
  "recovery_account": "steem",
  "last_account_recovery": "1970-01-01T00:00:00",
  "reset_account": "null",
  "comment_count": 0,
  "lifetime_vote_count": 0,
  "post_count": 71,
  "can_vote": true,
  "voting_manabar": {
    "current_mana": 9800,
    "last_update_time": 1499865288
  },
  "downvote_manabar": {
    "current_mana": 0,
    "last_update_time": 1478110842
  },
  "voting_power": 9800,
  "balance": "0.021 STEEM",
  "savings_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "sbd_balance": "0.693 SBD",
  "sbd_seconds": "470845485",
  "sbd_seconds_last_update": "2017-07-20T20:28:21",
  "sbd_last_interest_payment": "2017-07-11T20:17:24",
  "savings_sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "savings_sbd_seconds": "0",
  "savings_sbd_seconds_last_update": "1970-01-01T00:00:00",
  "savings_sbd_last_interest_payment": "1970-01-01T00:00:00",
  "savings_withdraw_requests": 0,
  "reward_sbd_balance": "0.000 SBD",
  "reward_steem_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "reward_vesting_balance": "0.000000 VESTS",
  "reward_vesting_steem": "0.000 STEEM",
  "vesting_shares": "1306166.850391 VESTS",
  "delegated_vesting_shares": "0.000000 VESTS",
  "received_vesting_shares": "0.000000 VESTS",
  "vesting_withdraw_rate": "0.000000 VESTS",
  "next_vesting_withdrawal": "1969-12-31T23:59:59",
  "withdrawn": 0,
  "to_withdraw": 0,
  "withdraw_routes": 0,
  "curation_rewards": 0,
  "posting_rewards": 464725,
  "proxied_vsf_votes": [
    0,
    0,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "witnesses_voted_for": 0,
  "last_post": "2017-07-12T13:14:48",
  "last_root_post": "2017-07-12T13:14:48",
  "last_vote_time": "2017-07-12T13:14:48",
  "post_bandwidth": 10000,
  "pending_claimed_accounts": 0,
  "vesting_balance": "0.000 STEEM",
  "reputation": "3682058024308",
  "transfer_history": [],
  "market_history": [],
  "post_history": [],
  "vote_history": [],
  "other_history": [],
  "witness_votes": [],
  "tags_usage": [],
  "guest_bloggers": [],
  "rank": 4226
}

Withdraw Routes

IncomingOutgoing
Empty
Empty
{
  "incoming": [],
  "outgoing": []
}
From Date
To Date
steemeggsent 0.001 STEEM to @gportman- "Sell your votes @ steemegg.com Cold hard steem for your vote..., to purchase a vote send url to @se-app with your post url in the memo."
2023/04/20 03:05:57
fromsteemegg
togportman
amount0.001 STEEM
memoSell your votes @ steemegg.com Cold hard steem for your vote..., to purchase a vote send url to @se-app with your post url in the memo.
Transaction InfoBlock #73915628/Trx e7475357901fe4367b57a8b67f11024eac9ccffa
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "e7475357901fe4367b57a8b67f11024eac9ccffa",
  "block": 73915628,
  "trx_in_block": 39,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2023-04-20T03:05:57",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "steemegg",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.001 STEEM",
      "memo": "Sell your votes @ steemegg.com Cold hard steem for your vote..., to purchase a vote send url to @se-app with your post url in the memo."
    }
  ]
}
steemeggsent 0.001 STEEM to @gportman- "Vote se-witness as one of your 30 witnesses for free votes https://steemlogin.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=se-witness&approve=1 | Send 15 or more TRON to TUep3qrvP4QwqHtoXJjdQ6Q7JRQdyuaJQH w..."
2023/03/11 01:59:51
fromsteemegg
togportman
amount0.001 STEEM
memoVote se-witness as one of your 30 witnesses for free votes https://steemlogin.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=se-witness&approve=1 | Send 15 or more TRON to TUep3qrvP4QwqHtoXJjdQ6Q7JRQdyuaJQH with your steem username as the memo for the market value back in steem. Or visit steemegg.com and visit the exchange tab.
Transaction InfoBlock #72767717/Trx bd43952d24a5e08018fc786daf48b21a9abe7979
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "bd43952d24a5e08018fc786daf48b21a9abe7979",
  "block": 72767717,
  "trx_in_block": 27,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2023-03-11T01:59:51",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "steemegg",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.001 STEEM",
      "memo": "Vote se-witness as one of your 30 witnesses for free votes https://steemlogin.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=se-witness&approve=1 |  Send 15 or more TRON to TUep3qrvP4QwqHtoXJjdQ6Q7JRQdyuaJQH with your steem username as the memo for the market value back in steem.  Or visit steemegg.com and visit the exchange tab."
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/10/08 14:19:30
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #68371209/Trx d671f9748011578b0042f0dc9867842efb9efb43
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "d671f9748011578b0042f0dc9867842efb9efb43",
  "block": 68371209,
  "trx_in_block": 14,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-10-08T14:19:30",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/10/07 14:14:42
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #68342448/Trx 3f9fa52950bae5fbef2040adad2a58af380ca775
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "3f9fa52950bae5fbef2040adad2a58af380ca775",
  "block": 68342448,
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-10-07T14:14:42",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/09/28 14:02:03
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #68084216/Trx d9c9f2d79c632d01d7d86f6d1529a5f3bd41d47a
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "d9c9f2d79c632d01d7d86f6d1529a5f3bd41d47a",
  "block": 68084216,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-09-28T14:02:03",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/09/27 14:00:57
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #68055548/Trx b927094f12f23e23bb8d33abc44abcaae0472d00
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "b927094f12f23e23bb8d33abc44abcaae0472d00",
  "block": 68055548,
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-09-27T14:00:57",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/09/26 13:59:54
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #68026888/Trx f1ca51b2baddad1b615c83d87f353e48bab2fb7f
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "f1ca51b2baddad1b615c83d87f353e48bab2fb7f",
  "block": 68026888,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-09-26T13:59:54",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/09/18 13:58:57
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #67797949/Trx 982bd2f429549637a704ec2aead6387b4b52617d
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "982bd2f429549637a704ec2aead6387b4b52617d",
  "block": 67797949,
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-09-18T13:58:57",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/09/17 14:00:15
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #67769316/Trx e2b663bfc56a2865e4795705c54265990cb04fac
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "e2b663bfc56a2865e4795705c54265990cb04fac",
  "block": 67769316,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-09-17T14:00:15",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/09/09 13:52:33
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #67539878/Trx a9ebc85930ca5b6a2a82d5c2e4cf3b1d53866f0a
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "a9ebc85930ca5b6a2a82d5c2e4cf3b1d53866f0a",
  "block": 67539878,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-09-09T13:52:33",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
roadofrichsent 0.002 STEEM to @gportman- "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
2022/09/09 10:39:30
fromroadofrich
togportman
amount0.002 STEEM
memo❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃
Transaction InfoBlock #67536030/Trx 8f6e7a2c74cf68aace3a575423ffe155b41667fd
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "8f6e7a2c74cf68aace3a575423ffe155b41667fd",
  "block": 67536030,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-09-09T10:39:30",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "roadofrich",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.002 STEEM",
      "memo": "❗Hello gportman, You can contribute to the @roadofrich by voting as a witness. You will receive daily STEEM revenue through Witness vote. Enjoy your day 🙃"
    }
  ]
}
2019/11/02 19:27:12
parent authorgportman
parent permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
authorsteemitboard
permlinksteemitboard-notify-gportman-20191102t192712000z
title
bodyCongratulations @gportman! You received a personal award! <table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@gportman/birthday3.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 3 years!</td></tr></table> <sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@gportman) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=gportman)_</sub> ###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!
json metadata{"image":["https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png"]}
Transaction InfoBlock #37830849/Trx 94c5c4446fe1e8c635349417c14b1b505a59e858
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "94c5c4446fe1e8c635349417c14b1b505a59e858",
  "block": 37830849,
  "trx_in_block": 17,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2019-11-02T19:27:12",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "gportman",
      "parent_permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-gportman-20191102t192712000z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Congratulations @gportman! You received a personal award!\n\n<table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@gportman/birthday3.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 3 years!</td></tr></table>\n\n<sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@gportman) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=gportman)_</sub>\n\n\n###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png\"]}"
    }
  ]
}
2018/11/02 18:48:45
parent authorgportman
parent permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
authorsteemitboard
permlinksteemitboard-notify-gportman-20181102t184844000z
title
bodyCongratulations @gportman! You have received a personal award! [![](https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@gportman/birthday2.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@gportman) 2 Years on Steemit <sub>_Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor._</sub> **Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:** <table><tr><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/i06trehc"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/64x128/https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmU34ZrY632FFKQ1vbrkSM27VcnsjQdtXPynfMrpxDFJcF"></a></td><td><a href="https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/i06trehc">Be ready for the next contest!</a></td></tr></table> > Support [SteemitBoard's project](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)! **[Vote for its witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1)** and **get one more award**!
json metadata{"image":["https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png"]}
Transaction InfoBlock #27354768/Trx e44c8fe029df1e48142af9f2d19905c5b5a33791
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "e44c8fe029df1e48142af9f2d19905c5b5a33791",
  "block": 27354768,
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-11-02T18:48:45",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "gportman",
      "parent_permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-gportman-20181102t184844000z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Congratulations @gportman! You have received a personal award!\n\n[![](https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@gportman/birthday2.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@gportman)  2 Years on Steemit\n<sub>_Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor._</sub>\n\n\n**Do not miss the last post from @steemitboard:**\n<table><tr><td><a href=\"https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/i06trehc\"><img src=\"https://steemitimages.com/64x128/https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmU34ZrY632FFKQ1vbrkSM27VcnsjQdtXPynfMrpxDFJcF\"></a></td><td><a href=\"https://steemit.com/steemfest/@steemitboard/i06trehc\">Be ready for the next contest!</a></td></tr></table>\n\n> Support [SteemitBoard's project](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)! **[Vote for its witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1)** and **get one more award**!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png\"]}"
    }
  ]
}
justyysent 0.001 STEEM to @gportman- "Hello @gportman, I am a new witness with Reputation 70+, my witness thread: https://steemit.com/witness-category/@justyy/justyy-just-another-witness Thank you very much for your kind considerations..."
2018/04/13 17:32:24
fromjustyy
togportman
amount0.001 STEEM
memoHello @gportman, I am a new witness with Reputation 70+, my witness thread: https://steemit.com/witness-category/@justyy/justyy-just-another-witness Thank you very much for your kind considerations. ^_^ My contributions: SteemIt Tools, Bots, APIs and Tutorial: https://helloacm.com/tools/steemit/ Please do not get mad considering this brings you 0.001 STEEM. Thanks.
Transaction InfoBlock #21536971/Trx b49d46d95fae13f1ea01391fe9695b3afbb2ba1e
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "b49d46d95fae13f1ea01391fe9695b3afbb2ba1e",
  "block": 21536971,
  "trx_in_block": 57,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-04-13T17:32:24",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "justyy",
      "to": "gportman",
      "amount": "0.001 STEEM",
      "memo": "Hello @gportman, I am a new witness with Reputation 70+, my witness thread: https://steemit.com/witness-category/@justyy/justyy-just-another-witness    Thank you very much for your kind considerations. ^_^  My contributions: SteemIt Tools, Bots, APIs and Tutorial: https://helloacm.com/tools/steemit/    Please do not get mad considering this brings you 0.001 STEEM. Thanks."
    }
  ]
}
2018/02/04 02:11:06
parent authorgportman
parent permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii
authorzioguido
permlinkre-gportman-20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii-20180204t021101657z
title
bodyThanks. I do think Wodehouse might have been unrepresented here. To me he could have had 15 of the 20. Just my opinion. You did a good job.
json metadata{"tags":["books"],"app":"steemit/0.1"}
Transaction InfoBlock #19562389/Trx d6f17472c49b68d41cf47b03be5bef7e3be33ffd
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "d6f17472c49b68d41cf47b03be5bef7e3be33ffd",
  "block": 19562389,
  "trx_in_block": 35,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-02-04T02:11:06",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "gportman",
      "parent_permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii",
      "author": "zioguido",
      "permlink": "re-gportman-20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii-20180204t021101657z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Thanks.  I do think Wodehouse might have been unrepresented here. To me he could have had 15 of the 20. Just my opinion. You did a good job.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"books\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2018/02/04 02:04:12
voterzioguido
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #19562251/Trx 54dc36284cfc9803ac4f15abd5b89d4862395420
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "54dc36284cfc9803ac4f15abd5b89d4862395420",
  "block": 19562251,
  "trx_in_block": 19,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-02-04T02:04:12",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "zioguido",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/09/05 14:11:36
parent authorgportman
parent permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
authorstarkerz
permlinkre-gportman-6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction-20170905t141139774z
title
bodyCertainly can relate to many of these addiction problems!! It would be great to see you at our steemit meet up on 16th September in Birmingham! If you can make it, there will be a free steemit t-shirt for you, live music from @branhmusic and 150 pounds behind the bar, Please see link for more details! https://steemit.com/meet-up/@starkerz/promo-uk-steemit-meet-up-everyone-welcome-from-far-and-wide-come-see-the-steemit-laser
json metadata{"tags":["writing"],"users":["branhmusic"],"links":["https://steemit.com/meet-up/@starkerz/promo-uk-steemit-meet-up-everyone-welcome-from-far-and-wide-come-see-the-steemit-laser"],"app":"steemit/0.1"}
Transaction InfoBlock #15202183/Trx 89b268d6dd7e34513b633de95e636741bd248a1d
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "89b268d6dd7e34513b633de95e636741bd248a1d",
  "block": 15202183,
  "trx_in_block": 13,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-09-05T14:11:36",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "gportman",
      "parent_permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "author": "starkerz",
      "permlink": "re-gportman-6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction-20170905t141139774z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Certainly can relate to many of these addiction problems!! \n\nIt would be great to see you at our steemit meet up on 16th September in Birmingham!\n\nIf you can make it, there will be a free steemit t-shirt for you, live music from @branhmusic and 150 pounds behind the bar,\n\nPlease see link for more details! https://steemit.com/meet-up/@starkerz/promo-uk-steemit-meet-up-everyone-welcome-from-far-and-wide-come-see-the-steemit-laser",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"writing\"],\"users\":[\"branhmusic\"],\"links\":[\"https://steemit.com/meet-up/@starkerz/promo-uk-steemit-meet-up-everyone-welcome-from-far-and-wide-come-see-the-steemit-laser\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/09/05 04:12:48
votermsjudy
authorgportman
permlink6-historical-satires
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #15190209/Trx ff20287bfadf2761b28c8cc1d22ae754bb22e9ea
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "ff20287bfadf2761b28c8cc1d22ae754bb22e9ea",
  "block": 15190209,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-09-05T04:12:48",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "msjudy",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-historical-satires",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
gportmanclaimed reward balance: 0.088 SBD, 0.111 SP
2017/07/20 20:28:21
accountgportman
reward steem0.000 STEEM
reward sbd0.088 SBD
reward vests179.810972 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #13857952/Trx c0d74ecb46674c716ad629b8f8f31d42bf00af9f
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "c0d74ecb46674c716ad629b8f8f31d42bf00af9f",
  "block": 13857952,
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-20T20:28:21",
  "op": [
    "claim_reward_balance",
    {
      "account": "gportman",
      "reward_steem": "0.000 STEEM",
      "reward_sbd": "0.088 SBD",
      "reward_vests": "179.810972 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanreceived 0.088 SBD, 0.111 SP author reward for @gportman / 6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
2017/07/19 13:14:48
authorgportman
permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
sbd payout0.088 SBD
steem payout0.000 STEEM
vesting payout179.810972 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #13820515/Virtual Operation #19
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13820515,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 19,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-19T13:14:48",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "sbd_payout": "0.088 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "179.810972 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
2017/07/12 17:58:18
voterkriskabiru
authorgportman
permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13624773/Trx cc906ab6bb1c75b33347a40be4f9b41a23802527
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "cc906ab6bb1c75b33347a40be4f9b41a23802527",
  "block": 13624773,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-12T17:58:18",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "kriskabiru",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/07/12 15:11:48
voterrarebooksleuth
authorgportman
permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13621443/Trx 24fedd4e8b2f84c3281a60d7222360ae182e43e5
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "24fedd4e8b2f84c3281a60d7222360ae182e43e5",
  "block": 13621443,
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-12T15:11:48",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "rarebooksleuth",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/07/12 13:57:06
voterenlil
authorgportman
permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
weight30 (0.30%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13619950/Trx 754cdb2d50c03c1457efbe65cdc4fc700cc45720
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "754cdb2d50c03c1457efbe65cdc4fc700cc45720",
  "block": 13619950,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-12T13:57:06",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "enlil",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "weight": 30
    }
  ]
}
2017/07/12 13:42:48
voterproctologic
authorgportman
permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
weight100 (1.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13619664/Trx 35378d4695b58ff2a536c0185fce582ff3761aae
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "35378d4695b58ff2a536c0185fce582ff3761aae",
  "block": 13619664,
  "trx_in_block": 17,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-12T13:42:48",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "proctologic",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "weight": 100
    }
  ]
}
2017/07/12 13:14:48
votergportman
authorgportman
permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13619105/Trx f5cd1fe60d4c944d8f1f63b8a48a5c500efba147
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "f5cd1fe60d4c944d8f1f63b8a48a5c500efba147",
  "block": 13619105,
  "trx_in_block": 24,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-12T13:14:48",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "gportman",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/07/12 13:14:48
parent author
parent permlinkwriting
authorgportman
permlink6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction
title6 Nihilistic Works of Fiction
body<html> <p><strong>Nihilism Definition:</strong> <em>A philosophical doctrine&nbsp;that suggests the lack of belief in one or more reputedly meaningful aspects of life. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism, which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p>In literature the term ‘nihilism’ was first popularised by 19th Century Russian author Ivan Turgenev&nbsp;in his novel <em>Fathers and Sons</em>.&nbsp;This week’s post is dedicated to six works of fiction that could be described as nihilistic. They are presented in the order in which they were published. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61e5813617.jpeg" width="120" height="186"/></p> <p><em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a disturbing, multi-layered story about what can occur when man exists outside of civilisation’s constraints. Readers are challenged to question the existence of being.</p> <p><strong>My Review:</strong> <em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a novella about a steamship sailing up a river through the jungles of The Congo, in search of Mr Kurtz, a mysterious ivory trader, who has reportedly turned native<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61ec4aeff6.jpeg" width="118" height="187"/></p> <p><em>The Metamorphosis</em> is a&nbsp;bleak, existential nihilistic tale that comments on the human condition and the futility of life. This reader appreciated its dark humour.</p> <p><strong>My Review:</strong> Protagonist Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find that he has been transformed into a beetle. This awkward situation is exacerbated when Gregor’s boss turns up at his house<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Novel with Cocaine by M. Ageyev (1934)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f24e3703.jpeg" width="120" height="184"/></p> <p><em>Novel with Cocaine</em>&nbsp;is a &nbsp;nihilistic novel about adolescence and addiction that has been&nbsp;described as Dostoyevskian, due to the thorough psychological exploration of its main character.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Set in the years immediately before and after the Russian Revolution,&nbsp;<em>Novel with Cocaine&nbsp;</em>follows the life of Vadim, a Moscow adolescent and student. Vadim is prone to self-loathing<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/novel-with-cocaine/"><em>…(more)</em></a> <strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plague by Albert Camus (1947)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f77447bb.jpeg" width="120" height="183"/></p> <p>Viewed by many as being an existential nihilist classic, <em>The Plague</em>&nbsp;is a philosophical work that explores absurdism; the human tendency to try and find meaning in life, but failing to find any.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>In the Algerian coastal town of Oran, an explosion in the rat population has not gone unnoticed. The infestation soon comes to an abrupt halt with the mysterious demise of the rats<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis (1985)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61fd22c65b.jpeg" width="120" height="182"/></p> <p>Easton Ellis’s debut novel&nbsp;is a nihilistic account of life in 1980s L.A. Utilising social commentary and plotless realism, <em>Less Than Zero</em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;a graphic and disturbing&nbsp;novel that is unrelenting in its bleakness.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the story follows eighteen-year-old Clay, returned home for Christmas from college in New Hampshire. Clay immediately falls back into the L.A. social scene, spending his time<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/less-than-zero/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (2001)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/62/620182bbc9.jpeg" width="120" height="188"/></p> <p>This nihilistic novel is about our innate craving for attention and the fundamental nature of addiction. Its protagonist has a penchant for&nbsp;purposely choking on food at expensive restaurants.</p> <p><strong>My Review:</strong> The protagonist, Victor Mancini, is a sex addict employed at an eighteenth-century historical re-enactment park.&nbsp; Victor attends various sexual addiction support groups, where he meets many<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> </html>
json metadata{"tags":["writing","books","reviews","literature","nihilism"],"image":["https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61e5813617.jpeg","https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61ec4aeff6.jpeg","https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f24e3703.jpeg","https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f77447bb.jpeg","https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61fd22c65b.jpeg","https://i.imgsafe.org/62/620182bbc9.jpeg"],"links":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism","http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/novel-with-cocaine/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/less-than-zero/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"html"}
Transaction InfoBlock #13619105/Trx f5cd1fe60d4c944d8f1f63b8a48a5c500efba147
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "f5cd1fe60d4c944d8f1f63b8a48a5c500efba147",
  "block": 13619105,
  "trx_in_block": 24,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-12T13:14:48",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "writing",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-nihilistic-works-of-fiction",
      "title": "6 Nihilistic Works of Fiction",
      "body": "<html>\n<p><strong>Nihilism Definition:</strong> <em>A philosophical doctrine&nbsp;that suggests the lack of belief in one or more reputedly meaningful aspects of life. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism, which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value</em><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p>In literature the term ‘nihilism’ was first popularised by 19th Century Russian author Ivan Turgenev&nbsp;in his novel <em>Fathers and Sons</em>.&nbsp;This week’s post is dedicated to six works of fiction that could be described as nihilistic. They are presented in the order in which they were published. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61e5813617.jpeg\" width=\"120\" height=\"186\"/></p>\n<p><em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a disturbing, multi-layered story about what can occur when man exists outside of civilisation’s constraints. Readers are challenged to question the existence of being.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:</strong> <em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a novella about a steamship sailing up a river through the jungles of The Congo, in search of Mr Kurtz, a mysterious ivory trader, who has reportedly turned native<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61ec4aeff6.jpeg\" width=\"118\" height=\"187\"/></p>\n<p><em>The Metamorphosis</em> is a&nbsp;bleak, existential nihilistic tale that comments on the human condition and the futility of life. This reader appreciated its dark humour.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:</strong> Protagonist Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find that he has been transformed into a beetle. This awkward situation is exacerbated when Gregor’s boss turns up at his house<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Novel with Cocaine by M. Ageyev (1934)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f24e3703.jpeg\" width=\"120\" height=\"184\"/></p>\n<p><em>Novel with Cocaine</em>&nbsp;is a &nbsp;nihilistic novel about adolescence and addiction that has been&nbsp;described as Dostoyevskian, due to the thorough psychological exploration of its main character.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Set in the years immediately before and after the Russian Revolution,&nbsp;<em>Novel with Cocaine&nbsp;</em>follows the life of Vadim, a Moscow adolescent and student. Vadim is prone to self-loathing<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/novel-with-cocaine/\"><em>…(more)</em></a> <strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plague by Albert Camus (1947)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f77447bb.jpeg\" width=\"120\" height=\"183\"/></p>\n<p>Viewed by many as being an existential nihilist classic, <em>The Plague</em>&nbsp;is a philosophical work that explores absurdism; the human tendency to try and find meaning in life, but failing to find any.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>In the Algerian coastal town of Oran, an explosion in the rat population has not gone unnoticed. The infestation soon comes to an abrupt halt with the mysterious demise of the rats<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis (1985)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61fd22c65b.jpeg\" width=\"120\" height=\"182\"/></p>\n<p>Easton Ellis’s debut novel&nbsp;is a nihilistic account of life in 1980s L.A. Utilising social commentary and plotless realism, <em>Less Than Zero</em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;a graphic and disturbing&nbsp;novel that is unrelenting in its bleakness.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Set in 1980s Los Angeles, the story follows eighteen-year-old Clay, returned home for Christmas from college in New Hampshire. Clay immediately falls back into the L.A. social scene, spending his time<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/less-than-zero/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choke by Chuck Palahniuk (2001)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/62/620182bbc9.jpeg\" width=\"120\" height=\"188\"/></p>\n<p>This nihilistic novel is about our innate craving for attention and the fundamental nature of addiction. Its protagonist has a penchant for&nbsp;purposely choking on food at expensive restaurants.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:</strong> The protagonist, Victor Mancini, is a sex addict employed at an eighteenth-century historical re-enactment park.&nbsp; Victor attends various sexual addiction support groups, where he meets many<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n</html>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"writing\",\"books\",\"reviews\",\"literature\",\"nihilism\"],\"image\":[\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61e5813617.jpeg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61ec4aeff6.jpeg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f24e3703.jpeg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61f77447bb.jpeg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/61/61fd22c65b.jpeg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/62/620182bbc9.jpeg\"],\"links\":[\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/novel-with-cocaine/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/less-than-zero/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"html\"}"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanclaimed reward balance: 0.344 SBD, 0.261 SP
2017/07/11 20:17:24
accountgportman
reward steem0.000 STEEM
reward sbd0.344 SBD
reward vests424.001328 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #13598759/Trx a124f1937e139e0fe2266050585f5ebda8e4497f
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "a124f1937e139e0fe2266050585f5ebda8e4497f",
  "block": 13598759,
  "trx_in_block": 20,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-11T20:17:24",
  "op": [
    "claim_reward_balance",
    {
      "account": "gportman",
      "reward_steem": "0.000 STEEM",
      "reward_sbd": "0.344 SBD",
      "reward_vests": "424.001328 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanreceived 0.112 SBD, 0.080 SP author reward for @gportman / the-9-books-i-ve-read-in-2017
2017/07/07 12:08:00
authorgportman
permlinkthe-9-books-i-ve-read-in-2017
sbd payout0.112 SBD
steem payout0.000 STEEM
vesting payout130.291938 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #13473926/Virtual Operation #6
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13473926,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 6,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-07T12:08:00",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "the-9-books-i-ve-read-in-2017",
      "sbd_payout": "0.112 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "130.291938 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanreceived 0.114 SBD, 0.088 SP author reward for @gportman / 6-works-of-dark-fiction
2017/07/05 19:15:54
authorgportman
permlink6-works-of-dark-fiction
sbd payout0.114 SBD
steem payout0.000 STEEM
vesting payout142.713582 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #13425346/Virtual Operation #8
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13425346,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 8,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-05T19:15:54",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "sbd_payout": "0.114 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "142.713582 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanreceived 0.118 SBD, 0.093 SP author reward for @gportman / 7-works-of-dark-fiction
2017/07/04 16:37:33
authorgportman
permlink7-works-of-dark-fiction
sbd payout0.118 SBD
steem payout0.000 STEEM
vesting payout150.995808 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #13393409/Virtual Operation #7
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13393409,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 7,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-04T16:37:33",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "sbd_payout": "0.118 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "150.995808 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
2017/07/02 19:01:12
voterlukakorba
authorgportman
permlinkre-riskdebonair-a-poem-to-love-a-sociopath-20170227t221423304z
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13338724/Trx f3b98ba0311653e345d165752dcdae34c88b0947
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "f3b98ba0311653e345d165752dcdae34c88b0947",
  "block": 13338724,
  "trx_in_block": 42,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-02T19:01:12",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "lukakorba",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "re-riskdebonair-a-poem-to-love-a-sociopath-20170227t221423304z",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/30 12:08:00
votergportman
authorgportman
permlinkthe-9-books-i-ve-read-in-2017
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13272883/Trx 034ca0fbf16f39a9058b5502d392388ae7e797d6
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "034ca0fbf16f39a9058b5502d392388ae7e797d6",
  "block": 13272883,
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-30T12:08:00",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "gportman",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "the-9-books-i-ve-read-in-2017",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/30 12:08:00
parent author
parent permlinkreading
authorgportman
permlinkthe-9-books-i-ve-read-in-2017
titleThe 9 Books I've Read in 2017
body<html> <p>We are half way through 2017 already. Time flies. As is my habit at the half-way point, I am dedicating this blog post to the books that I have read so far this year. The following 9 books are presented in the order in which I read them. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63aa3f3282.jpg" width="118" height="190"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:</strong> Non FictionThis biography of the notorious spy Guy Burgess recounts his life from birth through to premature death in Moscow, aged fifty-two in 1963. After spending his formative years at the naval college Dartmouth<a href="http://guyportman.com/stalins-englishman-the-lives-of-guy-burgess/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:</strong> Absorbing&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63b6edd4f1.jpg" width="120" height="179"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:&nbsp;</strong>Non Fiction</p> <p>This award winning account of America’s opiate epidemic asserts that its origins are two-fold — the pharmaceutical industry and Mexican importation. In 1996 Purdue Pharma introduced its new opiate-containing<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/dreamland/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Compelling&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cold Comfort Farm</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63be0ed9ad.jpg" width="120" height="184"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:</strong>&nbsp;Satire</p> <p>Although harbouring concerns about countryside living, recently orphaned, 19-year-old Flora Poste decides to go and live with relatives in rural Sussex. Her destination, the ramshackle and backward Cold Comfort<a href="http://guyportman.com/cold-comfort-farm/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:</strong> Repetitive &amp; somewhat overrated&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the Beach</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63c4b2634e.jpg" width="120" height="185"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:</strong>&nbsp;Post-ApocalypticWorld War III has culminated in atomic bombs being dropped on the northern hemisphere. The radiation is spreading steadily southwards on the winds, decimating populations in its wake. Stationed in Australia is American<a href="http://guyportman.com/on-the-beach/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Excellent</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Am Charlotte Simmons</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63cac242b7.jpg" width="120" height="178"/></p> <p>&nbsp;<strong>Genre:&nbsp;</strong>Satire</p> <p>Appalachian wunderkind Charlotte Simmons has been awarded a scholarship to Dupont, an elite fictional university, steeped in tradition. Living amongst the cream of America’s youth is set to be a big change for a prudish girl, hailing<a href="http://guyportman.com/i-am-charlotte-simmons/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:</strong> Amusing but turgid&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Newspaper Diapers</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63cdec0730.jpg" width="120" height="193"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:</strong> Transgressive</p> <p><em>Newspaper Diapers</em> consists of a series of loosely connected vignettes about child abuse and group homes being recounted by various perverse and narcissistic narrators. The line between abuser and victim is blurred in these traumatic<a href="http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/">.<em>..(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Deeply disturbing&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Race To The Bottom</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63d55306a4.jpg" width="120" height="191"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:</strong> Transgressive</p> <p>Roy is a degenerate and borderline alcoholic with a menial job at retailer Bullseye that pays less than Walmart. Roy’s precarious existence takes a turn for the worse when his overweight girlfriend, fed up with him living on her couch<a href="http://guyportman.com/race-to-the-bottom/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>A relatively entertaining light read&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tortilla Flat</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63dcb09dd0.jpg" width="120" height="183"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:</strong> General</p> <p>Danny is an unemployed alcoholic, leading a transient existence in Monterrey, California. When Danny inherits two houses in the shabby district of Tortilla Flat, he invites a hobo friend and fellow paisano<a href="http://guyportman.com/tortilla-flat/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Good&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/63e1c7b775.jpg" width="120" height="188"/></p> <p><strong>Genre:&nbsp;</strong>Mystery/Crime/RomanceOur young, unnamed narrator is working as an assistant for a rich American woman in Monte Carlo. It is here that she meets recently widowed, forty-two-year-old Maximilian (Maxim) de Winter. Maxim is the proprietor of Manderley<a href="http://guyportman.com/rebecca/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> <p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Excellent&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Click <a href="http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&amp;id=9308e5bdd5">here</a>&nbsp;to sign up for my newsletter.</p> </html>
json metadata{"tags":["reading","books","literature","writing","reviews"],"image":["https://i.imgsafe.org/63aa3f3282.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63b6edd4f1.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63be0ed9ad.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63c4b2634e.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63cac242b7.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63cdec0730.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63d55306a4.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63dcb09dd0.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/63e1c7b775.jpg"],"links":["http://guyportman.com/stalins-englishman-the-lives-of-guy-burgess/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/dreamland/","http://guyportman.com/cold-comfort-farm/","http://guyportman.com/on-the-beach/","http://guyportman.com/i-am-charlotte-simmons/","http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/","http://guyportman.com/race-to-the-bottom/","http://guyportman.com/tortilla-flat/","http://guyportman.com/rebecca/","http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&id=9308e5bdd5"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"html"}
Transaction InfoBlock #13272883/Trx 034ca0fbf16f39a9058b5502d392388ae7e797d6
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "034ca0fbf16f39a9058b5502d392388ae7e797d6",
  "block": 13272883,
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-30T12:08:00",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "reading",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "the-9-books-i-ve-read-in-2017",
      "title": "The 9 Books I've Read in 2017",
      "body": "<html>\n<p>We are half way through 2017 already. Time flies. As is my habit at the half-way point, I am dedicating this blog post to the books that I have read so far this year. The following 9 books are presented in the order in which I read them. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63aa3f3282.jpg\" width=\"118\" height=\"190\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:</strong> Non FictionThis biography of the notorious spy Guy Burgess recounts his life from birth through to premature death in Moscow, aged fifty-two in 1963. After spending his formative years at the naval college Dartmouth<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/stalins-englishman-the-lives-of-guy-burgess/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:</strong> Absorbing&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63b6edd4f1.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"179\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:&nbsp;</strong>Non Fiction</p>\n<p>This award winning account of America’s opiate epidemic asserts that its origins are two-fold — the pharmaceutical industry and Mexican importation. In 1996 Purdue Pharma introduced its new opiate-containing<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/dreamland/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Compelling&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cold Comfort Farm</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63be0ed9ad.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"184\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:</strong>&nbsp;Satire</p>\n<p>Although harbouring concerns about countryside living, recently orphaned, 19-year-old Flora Poste decides to go and live with relatives in rural Sussex. Her destination, the ramshackle and backward Cold Comfort<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/cold-comfort-farm/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:</strong> Repetitive &amp; somewhat overrated&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the Beach</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63c4b2634e.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"185\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:</strong>&nbsp;Post-ApocalypticWorld War III has culminated in atomic bombs being dropped on the northern hemisphere. The radiation is spreading steadily southwards on the winds, decimating populations in its wake. Stationed in Australia is American<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/on-the-beach/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Excellent</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I Am Charlotte Simmons</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63cac242b7.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"178\"/></p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Genre:&nbsp;</strong>Satire</p>\n<p>Appalachian wunderkind Charlotte Simmons has been awarded a scholarship to Dupont, an elite fictional university, steeped in tradition. Living amongst the cream of America’s youth is set to be a big change for a prudish girl, hailing<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/i-am-charlotte-simmons/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:</strong> Amusing but turgid&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Newspaper Diapers</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63cdec0730.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"193\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:</strong> Transgressive</p>\n<p><em>Newspaper Diapers</em> consists of a series of loosely connected vignettes about child abuse and group homes being recounted by various perverse and narcissistic narrators. The line between abuser and victim is blurred in these traumatic<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/\">.<em>..(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Deeply disturbing&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Race To The Bottom</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63d55306a4.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"191\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:</strong> Transgressive</p>\n<p>Roy is a degenerate and borderline alcoholic with a menial job at retailer Bullseye that pays less than Walmart. Roy’s precarious existence takes a turn for the worse when his overweight girlfriend, fed up with him living on her couch<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/race-to-the-bottom/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>A relatively entertaining light read&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tortilla Flat</strong>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63dcb09dd0.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"183\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:</strong> General</p>\n<p>Danny is an unemployed alcoholic, leading a transient existence in Monterrey, California. When Danny inherits two houses in the shabby district of Tortilla Flat, he invites a hobo friend and fellow paisano<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/tortilla-flat/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Good&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Rebecca</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63e1c7b775.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"188\"/></p>\n<p><strong>Genre:&nbsp;</strong>Mystery/Crime/RomanceOur young, unnamed narrator is working as an assistant for a rich American woman in Monte Carlo. It is here that she meets recently widowed, forty-two-year-old Maximilian (Maxim) de Winter. Maxim is the proprietor of Manderley<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/rebecca/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n<p><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;</strong>Excellent&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&amp;id=9308e5bdd5\">here</a>&nbsp;to sign up for my newsletter.</p>\n</html>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"reading\",\"books\",\"literature\",\"writing\",\"reviews\"],\"image\":[\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63aa3f3282.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63b6edd4f1.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63be0ed9ad.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63c4b2634e.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63cac242b7.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63cdec0730.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63d55306a4.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63dcb09dd0.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/63e1c7b775.jpg\"],\"links\":[\"http://guyportman.com/stalins-englishman-the-lives-of-guy-burgess/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/dreamland/\",\"http://guyportman.com/cold-comfort-farm/\",\"http://guyportman.com/on-the-beach/\",\"http://guyportman.com/i-am-charlotte-simmons/\",\"http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/\",\"http://guyportman.com/race-to-the-bottom/\",\"http://guyportman.com/tortilla-flat/\",\"http://guyportman.com/rebecca/\",\"http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&id=9308e5bdd5\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"html\"}"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanupdated their account properties
2017/06/28 19:18:54
accountgportman
memo keySTM5WgsCCC9mBQqkfsY5bj4DxKDUN5MRyJsbQRhbw8q3BosiV62nW
json metadata{"profile":{"name":"Guy Portman","about":"Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.","location":"UK","website":"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX","profile_image":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg"}}
Transaction InfoBlock #13223938/Trx a4852068f93768a0acc30a44d221a8f6db42b2d3
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "a4852068f93768a0acc30a44d221a8f6db42b2d3",
  "block": 13223938,
  "trx_in_block": 30,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-28T19:18:54",
  "op": [
    "account_update",
    {
      "account": "gportman",
      "memo_key": "STM5WgsCCC9mBQqkfsY5bj4DxKDUN5MRyJsbQRhbw8q3BosiV62nW",
      "json_metadata": "{\"profile\":{\"name\":\"Guy Portman\",\"about\":\"Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.\",\"location\":\"UK\",\"website\":\"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX\",\"profile_image\":\"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg\"}}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/28 19:16:27
votercallmemaddie
authorgportman
permlink6-works-of-dark-fiction
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13223889/Trx 78ff004b74f94b3a5f555bc790a29a45fefd1c3c
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "78ff004b74f94b3a5f555bc790a29a45fefd1c3c",
  "block": 13223889,
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-28T19:16:27",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "callmemaddie",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/28 19:15:54
votergportman
authorgportman
permlink6-works-of-dark-fiction
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13223878/Trx 4ba75199a7f99752222a2e2b018cb000b5f6f06e
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "4ba75199a7f99752222a2e2b018cb000b5f6f06e",
  "block": 13223878,
  "trx_in_block": 31,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-28T19:15:54",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "gportman",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
gportmanpublished a new post: 6-works-of-dark-fiction
2017/06/28 19:15:54
parent author
parent permlinkbooks
authorgportman
permlink6-works-of-dark-fiction
title6 Works of Dark Fiction
body<html> <p>Dark fiction is concerned with the sinister side of human nature. It is often distinguished from the mainstream horror genre in that it tends not to be fantasy-orientated. Dark fiction&nbsp;may contain elements of black or satirical humour.</p> <p>Here are six works of dark fiction, some of which are humorous, some of which are anything but. They are presented in the order in which they were published. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/3fdbf1e3a0.jpg" width="120" height="186"/></p> <p><em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a disturbing, multi-layered story about what can occur when man exists outside of civilisation’s constraints. Readers are challenged to question the existence of being.</p> <p><strong>My Review:</strong> <em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a novella about a steamship sailing up a river through the jungles of The Congo, in search of Mr Kurtz, a mysterious ivory trader, who has reportedly turned native<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe0ee12e0.jpg" width="118" height="187"/></p> <p><em>The Metamorphosis</em> is a&nbsp;bleak, existential nihilistic tale that comments on the human condition and the futility of life. This reader appreciated its dark humour.</p> <p><strong>My Review:</strong> Protagonist Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find that he has been transformed into a beetle. This awkward situation is exacerbated when Gregor’s boss turns up at his house<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler (1940)&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe5c5602c.jpg" width="118" height="188"/></p> <p>Koestler’s seminal work is a powerful and poignant political novel that examines issues of morality, particularly that of justifying the means by the end.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong><em>Darkness At Noon</em> is dedicated to the victims of ‘The Moscow Trials’, several of whom the author Arthur Koestler knew. Though the characters in the book are fictitious, the historical circumstances<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/darkness-at-noon/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (1991)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/3fea114c1a.jpg" width="120" height="185"/></p> <p>This satire of the yuppy culture of the 1980s&nbsp;comments on our obsession with the meaningless and trivial, and questions the inherent value of capitalist society.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong><em>American Psycho</em> is a highly controversial novel that brought its young author Bret Easton Ellis instant fame. The book is written from the perspective of a young Wall Street<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/american-psycho/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk (1999)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/3fef2d76f1.jpg" width="120" height="185"/></p> <p>The book’s premise, the superficial vanity of the beauty industry, is used both to explore the unattractive side of human nature and, in customary Palahniuk fashion, to satirise society.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Shannon McFarland is a catwalk model, who is the centre of attention wherever she goes. That is until she ‘accidentally’ blasts her jaw shot off with a gun whilst driving<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/invisible-monsters/"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Newspaper Diapers by M. T. Johnson (2012)</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/3ff47da21a.jpg" width="120" height="193"/></p> <p>What this book lacks&nbsp;in length, it more than compensates for in disturbing, child abuse themed content. This harrowing work is one of the darkest books I have read to date.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong><em>Newspaper Diapers</em> consists of a series of loosely connected vignettes about child abuse and group homes being recounted by various perverse and narcissistic narrators<a href="http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/"><em>…(more)</em></a></p> </html>
json metadata{"tags":["books","reading","literature","dark","fiction"],"image":["https://i.imgsafe.org/3fdbf1e3a0.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe0ee12e0.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe5c5602c.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/3fea114c1a.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/3fef2d76f1.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/3ff47da21a.jpg"],"links":["http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/darkness-at-noon/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/american-psycho/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/invisible-monsters/","http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"html"}
Transaction InfoBlock #13223878/Trx 4ba75199a7f99752222a2e2b018cb000b5f6f06e
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "4ba75199a7f99752222a2e2b018cb000b5f6f06e",
  "block": 13223878,
  "trx_in_block": 31,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-28T19:15:54",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "books",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "title": "6 Works of Dark Fiction",
      "body": "<html>\n<p>Dark fiction is concerned with the sinister side of human nature. It is often distinguished from the mainstream horror genre in that it tends not to be fantasy-orientated. Dark fiction&nbsp;may contain elements of black or satirical humour.</p>\n<p>Here are six works of dark fiction, some of which are humorous, some of which are anything but. They are presented in the order in which they were published. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fdbf1e3a0.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"186\"/></p>\n<p><em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a disturbing, multi-layered story about what can occur when man exists outside of civilisation’s constraints. Readers are challenged to question the existence of being.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:</strong> <em>Heart of Darkness</em>&nbsp;is a novella about a steamship sailing up a river through the jungles of The Congo, in search of Mr Kurtz, a mysterious ivory trader, who has reportedly turned native<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (1915)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe0ee12e0.jpg\" width=\"118\" height=\"187\"/></p>\n<p><em>The Metamorphosis</em> is a&nbsp;bleak, existential nihilistic tale that comments on the human condition and the futility of life. This reader appreciated its dark humour.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:</strong> Protagonist Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find that he has been transformed into a beetle. This awkward situation is exacerbated when Gregor’s boss turns up at his house<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler (1940)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe5c5602c.jpg\" width=\"118\" height=\"188\"/></p>\n<p>Koestler’s seminal work is a powerful and poignant political novel that examines issues of morality, particularly that of justifying the means by the end.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong><em>Darkness At Noon</em> is dedicated to the victims of ‘The Moscow Trials’, several of whom the author Arthur Koestler knew. Though the characters in the book are fictitious, the historical circumstances<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/darkness-at-noon/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (1991)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fea114c1a.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"185\"/></p>\n<p>This satire of the yuppy culture of the 1980s&nbsp;comments on our obsession with the meaningless and trivial, and questions the inherent value of capitalist society.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong><em>American Psycho</em> is a highly controversial novel that brought its young author Bret Easton Ellis instant fame. The book is written from the perspective of a young Wall Street<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/american-psycho/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk (1999)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fef2d76f1.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"185\"/></p>\n<p>The book’s premise, the superficial vanity of the beauty industry, is used both to explore the unattractive side of human nature and, in customary Palahniuk fashion, to satirise society.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Shannon McFarland is a catwalk model, who is the centre of attention wherever she goes. That is until she ‘accidentally’ blasts her jaw shot off with a gun whilst driving<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/invisible-monsters/\"><em>…(more)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Newspaper Diapers by M. T. Johnson (2012)</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3ff47da21a.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"193\"/></p>\n<p>What this book lacks&nbsp;in length, it more than compensates for in disturbing, child abuse themed content. This harrowing work is one of the darkest books I have read to date.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong><em>Newspaper Diapers</em> consists of a series of loosely connected vignettes about child abuse and group homes being recounted by various perverse and narcissistic narrators<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/\"><em>…(more)</em></a></p>\n</html>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"books\",\"reading\",\"literature\",\"dark\",\"fiction\"],\"image\":[\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fdbf1e3a0.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe0ee12e0.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fe5c5602c.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fea114c1a.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3fef2d76f1.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/3ff47da21a.jpg\"],\"links\":[\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/heart-of-darkness-other-stories/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-metamorphosis-and-other-stories/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/darkness-at-noon/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/american-psycho/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/invisible-monsters/\",\"http://guyportman.com/newspaper-diapers/\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"html\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/27 17:16:54
parent authorjwolf
parent permlinkre-gportman-7-works-of-dark-fiction-20170627t163804721z
authorgportman
permlinkre-jwolf-re-gportman-7-works-of-dark-fiction-20170627t171653881z
title
bodyThanks jwolf.
json metadata{"tags":["writing"],"app":"steemit/0.1"}
Transaction InfoBlock #13192959/Trx 57fd5f947a6406d6a98850c16e96ce880c492411
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "57fd5f947a6406d6a98850c16e96ce880c492411",
  "block": 13192959,
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-27T17:16:54",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "jwolf",
      "parent_permlink": "re-gportman-7-works-of-dark-fiction-20170627t163804721z",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "re-jwolf-re-gportman-7-works-of-dark-fiction-20170627t171653881z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Thanks jwolf.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"writing\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/27 16:38:09
voterzapply81
authorgportman
permlink7-works-of-dark-fiction
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13192186/Trx 9fe7e416beef3364632e3d2587e38ec64b201721
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "9fe7e416beef3364632e3d2587e38ec64b201721",
  "block": 13192186,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-27T16:38:09",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "zapply81",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/27 16:38:06
parent authorgportman
parent permlink7-works-of-dark-fiction
authorjwolf
permlinkre-gportman-7-works-of-dark-fiction-20170627t163804721z
title
bodyNice post man
json metadata{"tags":["writing"],"app":"steemit/0.1"}
Transaction InfoBlock #13192185/Trx fa36deefb0e989847f26ff026d00500625c101d0
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "fa36deefb0e989847f26ff026d00500625c101d0",
  "block": 13192185,
  "trx_in_block": 19,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-27T16:38:06",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "gportman",
      "parent_permlink": "7-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "author": "jwolf",
      "permlink": "re-gportman-7-works-of-dark-fiction-20170627t163804721z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Nice post man",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"writing\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/27 16:37:33
votergportman
authorgportman
permlink7-works-of-dark-fiction
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #13192174/Trx e85077d5d44ef117bde2b3b00ae5188739464e2e
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "e85077d5d44ef117bde2b3b00ae5188739464e2e",
  "block": 13192174,
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-27T16:37:33",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "gportman",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
gportmanpublished a new post: 7-works-of-dark-fiction
2017/06/27 16:37:33
parent author
parent permlinkwriting
authorgportman
permlink7-works-of-dark-fiction
title7 Works of Dark Fiction
body<html> <p>Dark fiction is concerned with the sinister side of human nature. It is often distinguished from the mainstream horror genre in that it tends not to be fantasy-orientated. Dark fiction&nbsp;may contain elements of black or satirical humour.Here are six works of dark fiction that I have read, and one that I have written. They are presented in the order in which they were published. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tropic of Cancer&nbsp;by Henry Miller&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/287265b62d.jpg" width="120" height="183"/></p> <p><strong>About:</strong>&nbsp;Sexuality, freedom and the human condition are themes in this groundbreaking work.&nbsp;<em>Tropic of Cancer</em>&nbsp;was banned from being imported into the United States after its publication in France in 1934.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>My Review:</strong>&nbsp;Set in the late 1920s and early 30s,&nbsp;<em>Tropic of Cancer</em>&nbsp;is a semi-autobiographical first-person account of a young, struggling American writer living in Paris, and for a<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/tropic-of-cancer/"><em>… (More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plague by Albert Camus</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/2878eacb4e.jpg" width="120" height="183"/></p> <p><strong>About:&nbsp;</strong>This is a philosophical work that explores destiny, the human condition, and absurdism, namely the tendency to try and find meaning in life, but failing to find any</p> <p>.<strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>In the Algerian coastal town of Oran, an explosion in the rat population has not gone unnoticed. The infestation soon comes to an abrupt halt with the mysterious demise of the rats<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/"><em>… (More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Savage Night&nbsp;by Jim Thompson&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/287e162fb9.jpg" width="120" height="185"/></p> <p><strong>About:&nbsp;</strong><em>Savage Night</em>&nbsp;is a suspenseful crime novel written in its author’s&nbsp;trademark pulp prose style. Protagonist Carl is a paranoid and perplexing character, who is convinced that he is disintegrating.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>A shadowy crime boss known as ‘The Man’ sends contract killer Carl Bigelow to a small town, on a mission to kill a man, by the name of Jake Winroy. Jake is a key witness in a forthcoming<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/savage-night/"><em>…&nbsp;(More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Clockwork Orange&nbsp;by Anthony Burgess</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/2886851c72.jpg" width="120" height="196"/></p> <p><strong>About:</strong>&nbsp;First published in 1962,&nbsp;<em>A Clockwork Orange</em>&nbsp;is a ground-breaking and controversial book with an intriguing and intelligent narrator, which leaves many questions to ponder.</p> <p>&nbsp;<strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Alex is an eccentric 15-year-old delinquent with a penchant for classical music and drinking milk. He and his fellow ‘droogs’ assault, rob and rape with impunity, that is until a serious incident<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/a-clockwork-orange/"><em>… (More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/28822193a3.jpg" width="120" height="181"/></p> <p><strong>About:</strong> This satirical work adeptly captures the hedonism of 1990s New York. In typical Ellis fashion the text is punctuated with numerous pop-culture references, in addition to sporadic descriptions of violence.</p> <p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Victor Ward aka Victor Johnson is a male model living in 1990s Manhattan. Victor is a vapid, soulless character, obsessed with celebrity culture, who lives an existence that revolves around<a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/glamorama/"><em>…(More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choke by Chuck Palahniuk</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/288a528177.jpg" width="120" height="188"/></p> <p><strong>About:&nbsp;</strong><em>Choke</em>&nbsp;is in essence a social commentary about our innate craving for attention. Protagonist Victor is a victim of the selfish motivations at the very root of modern American society.</p> <p><strong>My Review:</strong>&nbsp;The protagonist, Victor Mancini, is a sex addict employed at an eighteenth-century historical re-enactment park. Victor attends various sexual addiction support groups, where he meets<em>…&nbsp;</em><a href="http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/"><em>(More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Necropolis by Guy Portman</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/2890cef91f.jpg" width="120" height="185"/></p> <p><strong>About:</strong> <em>Necropolis</em> is a brutal and bleak satirical black comedy about a sociopath who works for the Burials and Cemeteries department in his local council.</p> <p><strong>Crime Fiction Lover Review</strong> <em>(The UK’s most prestigious crime fiction review website)</em><strong>:</strong>&nbsp;This is a vitriolic and brilliantly funny book full of razor-sharp satire. No politically correct madness escapes unscathed<a href="http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2014/04/necropolis/"><em>…(More)</em></a></p> <p>Click&nbsp;<a href="http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&amp;id=9308e5bdd5">here</a>&nbsp;to sign up to my newsletter.</p> </html>
json metadata{"tags":["writing","books","reading","dark","fiction"],"image":["https://i.imgsafe.org/287265b62d.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/2878eacb4e.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/287e162fb9.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/2886851c72.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/28822193a3.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/288a528177.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/2890cef91f.jpg"],"links":["http://guyportman.com/reviews/tropic-of-cancer/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/savage-night/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/a-clockwork-orange/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/glamorama/","http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/","http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2014/04/necropolis/","http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&id=9308e5bdd5"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"html"}
Transaction InfoBlock #13192174/Trx e85077d5d44ef117bde2b3b00ae5188739464e2e
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "e85077d5d44ef117bde2b3b00ae5188739464e2e",
  "block": 13192174,
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-27T16:37:33",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "writing",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-works-of-dark-fiction",
      "title": "7 Works of Dark Fiction",
      "body": "<html>\n<p>Dark fiction is concerned with the sinister side of human nature. It is often distinguished from the mainstream horror genre in that it tends not to be fantasy-orientated. Dark fiction&nbsp;may contain elements of black or satirical humour.Here are six works of dark fiction that I have read, and one that I have written. They are presented in the order in which they were published. Click on the links to read my reviews.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tropic of Cancer&nbsp;by Henry Miller&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/287265b62d.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"183\"/></p>\n<p><strong>About:</strong>&nbsp;Sexuality, freedom and the human condition are themes in this groundbreaking work.&nbsp;<em>Tropic of Cancer</em>&nbsp;was banned from being imported into the United States after its publication in France in 1934.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:</strong>&nbsp;Set in the late 1920s and early 30s,&nbsp;<em>Tropic of Cancer</em>&nbsp;is a semi-autobiographical first-person account of a young, struggling American writer living in Paris, and for a<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/tropic-of-cancer/\"><em>… (More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plague by Albert Camus</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/2878eacb4e.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"183\"/></p>\n<p><strong>About:&nbsp;</strong>This is a philosophical work that explores destiny, the human condition, and absurdism, namely the tendency to try and find meaning in life, but failing to find any</p>\n<p>.<strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>In the Algerian coastal town of Oran, an explosion in the rat population has not gone unnoticed. The infestation soon comes to an abrupt halt with the mysterious demise of the rats<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/\"><em>… (More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Savage Night&nbsp;by Jim Thompson&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/287e162fb9.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"185\"/></p>\n<p><strong>About:&nbsp;</strong><em>Savage Night</em>&nbsp;is a suspenseful crime novel written in its author’s&nbsp;trademark pulp prose style. Protagonist Carl is a paranoid and perplexing character, who is convinced that he is disintegrating.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>A shadowy crime boss known as ‘The Man’ sends contract killer Carl Bigelow to a small town, on a mission to kill a man, by the name of Jake Winroy. Jake is a key witness in a forthcoming<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/savage-night/\"><em>…&nbsp;(More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Clockwork Orange&nbsp;by Anthony Burgess</strong>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/2886851c72.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"196\"/></p>\n<p><strong>About:</strong>&nbsp;First published in 1962,&nbsp;<em>A Clockwork Orange</em>&nbsp;is a ground-breaking and controversial book with an intriguing and intelligent narrator, which leaves many questions to ponder.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Alex is an eccentric 15-year-old delinquent with a penchant for classical music and drinking milk. He and his fellow ‘droogs’ assault, rob and rape with impunity, that is until a serious incident<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/a-clockwork-orange/\"><em>… (More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/28822193a3.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"181\"/></p>\n<p><strong>About:</strong> This satirical work adeptly captures the hedonism of 1990s New York. In typical Ellis fashion the text is punctuated with numerous pop-culture references, in addition to sporadic descriptions of violence.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:&nbsp;</strong>Victor Ward aka Victor Johnson is a male model living in 1990s Manhattan. Victor is a vapid, soulless character, obsessed with celebrity culture, who lives an existence that revolves around<a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/glamorama/\"><em>…(More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choke by Chuck Palahniuk</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/288a528177.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"188\"/></p>\n<p><strong>About:&nbsp;</strong><em>Choke</em>&nbsp;is in essence a social commentary about our innate craving for attention. Protagonist Victor is a victim of the selfish motivations at the very root of modern American society.</p>\n<p><strong>My Review:</strong>&nbsp;The protagonist, Victor Mancini, is a sex addict employed at an eighteenth-century historical re-enactment park. Victor attends various sexual addiction support groups, where he meets<em>…&nbsp;</em><a href=\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/\"><em>(More)</em></a>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Necropolis by Guy Portman</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/2890cef91f.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"185\"/></p>\n<p><strong>About:</strong> <em>Necropolis</em> is a brutal and bleak satirical black comedy about a sociopath who works for the Burials and Cemeteries department in his local council.</p>\n<p><strong>Crime Fiction Lover Review</strong> <em>(The UK’s most prestigious crime fiction review website)</em><strong>:</strong>&nbsp;This is a vitriolic and brilliantly funny book full of razor-sharp satire. No politically correct madness escapes unscathed<a href=\"http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2014/04/necropolis/\"><em>…(More)</em></a></p>\n<p>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&amp;id=9308e5bdd5\">here</a>&nbsp;to sign up to my newsletter.</p>\n</html>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"writing\",\"books\",\"reading\",\"dark\",\"fiction\"],\"image\":[\"https://i.imgsafe.org/287265b62d.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/2878eacb4e.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/287e162fb9.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/2886851c72.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/28822193a3.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/288a528177.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/2890cef91f.jpg\"],\"links\":[\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/tropic-of-cancer/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/the-plague/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/savage-night/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/a-clockwork-orange/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/glamorama/\",\"http://guyportman.com/reviews/choke/\",\"http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2014/04/necropolis/\",\"http://guyportman.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=873bbc4e9ba8400e9c2886373&id=9308e5bdd5\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"html\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/09 18:34:39
voteradrianwastag
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #12676667/Trx 10c3f128e3e72ad2db28285e72acd595dbe4cca2
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "10c3f128e3e72ad2db28285e72acd595dbe4cca2",
  "block": 12676667,
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-09T18:34:39",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "adrianwastag",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/09 18:33:33
votergportman
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #12676645/Trx 783ed113ce049552dee9be7392bce1886328d341
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "783ed113ce049552dee9be7392bce1886328d341",
  "block": 12676645,
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-09T18:33:33",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "gportman",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/06/09 18:33:33
parent author
parent permlinkbooks
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii
title20 of Literature’s Funniest Quotes II
body<html> <p>Here are 20 more quotes from books that I think are amusing, and I hope you will too.</p> <p><em>If you’re going to read this, dont bother. After a couple pages, you won’t want to be here.</em> <strong>— Choke (opening line) by Chuck Palahniuk</strong></p> <p><em>It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard.</em> <strong>— The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>And she’s got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need.</em> <strong>— Mostly Sally by P.G. Wodehouse&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>O God, make me good, but not yet.</em> <strong>— Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>Oh you exquisite little tart</em> <strong>— Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/ae8d34fd0d.jpg" width="180" height="159"/></p> <p><em>To my left a Lithuanian gravedigger idly picks his nose. To my right a mortician plays Sonic on his iPhone … In the row in front a morgue rat, his head resting against his shoulder, snores loudly, a stream of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth.</em> <strong>— Necropolis by Guy Portman</strong></p> <p><em>Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.</em> <strong>— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce</strong></p> <p><em>If I could believe in myself, why not give other improbabilities the benefit of the doubt?</em> <strong>— Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, ‘So, you’re back from Moscow, eh?’</em> <strong>— Mike and Psmith by&nbsp;P.G. Wodehouse</strong></p> <p><em>This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.</em> <strong>— The Algonquin Wits by&nbsp;Dorothy Parker&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>Balloon Tying For Christ&nbsp;was the cheapest balloon manual I could find.</em> <strong>— Clown Girl by Monica Drake</strong></p> <p><em>Waterless embalming baby, it’s the future.</em> <strong>— Necropolis</strong> <strong>by Guy Portman</strong></p> <p><em>The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.</em> <strong>— Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/ae950e99aa.jpg" width="200" height="191"/></p> <p><em>If you’re looking for sympathy you’ll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.</em> <strong>— Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays by David Sedaris&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.</em> <strong>— The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka</strong></p> <p>Free as air; that’s what they say- “free as air”. Now they bring me my air in an iron barrel. <strong>—</strong> <strong>Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><em>A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience.</em> <strong>— &nbsp;Strictly Business&nbsp;by&nbsp;O. Henry</strong></p> <p><em>For the better part of my childhood, my professional aspirations were simple–I wanted to be an intergalactic princess.</em> <strong>— Seven Up by Janet Evanovich</strong></p> <p><em>To look upon Irene is to stare into a looking glass, into a world of cheap retail outlets, suburban cul-de-sacs, Sky television itineraries, frozen Iceland trifles and Co-operative Funeralcare plans.</em> <strong>— Necropolis</strong> <strong>by Guy Portman</strong></p> <p><em>Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.</em> <strong>— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>………………………………………………………………………………………………………</p> <p>I am the author of 3 novels.&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<a href="http://eepurl.com/btLcrX">here</a>&nbsp;to claim your&nbsp;FREE copy of my satirical black comedy, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21898627-necropolis"><em>Necropolis</em></a>.</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Black Comedy of True Distinction</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/ae882168bf.jpg" width="80" height="124"/></p> </html>
json metadata{"tags":["books","quotes","literature","humour","reading"],"image":["https://i.imgsafe.org/ae8d34fd0d.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/ae950e99aa.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/ae882168bf.jpg"],"links":["http://eepurl.com/btLcrX","https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21898627-necropolis"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"html"}
Transaction InfoBlock #12676645/Trx 783ed113ce049552dee9be7392bce1886328d341
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "783ed113ce049552dee9be7392bce1886328d341",
  "block": 12676645,
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-09T18:33:33",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "books",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes-ii",
      "title": "20 of Literature’s Funniest Quotes II",
      "body": "<html>\n<p>Here are 20 more quotes from books that I think are amusing, and I hope you will too.</p>\n<p><em>If you’re going to read this, dont bother. After a couple pages, you won’t want to be here.</em> <strong>— Choke (opening line) by Chuck Palahniuk</strong></p>\n<p><em>It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard.</em> <strong>— The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><em>And she’s got brains enough for two, which is the exact quantity the girl who marries you will need.</em> <strong>— Mostly Sally by P.G. Wodehouse&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><em>O God, make me good, but not yet.</em> <strong>— Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><em>Oh you exquisite little tart</em> <strong>— Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/ae8d34fd0d.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"159\"/></p>\n<p><em>To my left a Lithuanian gravedigger idly picks his nose. To my right a mortician plays Sonic on his iPhone … In the row in front a morgue rat, his head resting against his shoulder, snores loudly, a stream of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth.</em> <strong>— Necropolis by Guy Portman</strong></p>\n<p><em>Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.</em> <strong>— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce</strong></p>\n<p><em>If I could believe in myself, why not give other improbabilities the benefit of the doubt?</em> <strong>— Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><em>Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, ‘So, you’re back from Moscow, eh?’</em> <strong>— Mike and Psmith by&nbsp;P.G. Wodehouse</strong></p>\n<p><em>This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.</em> <strong>— The Algonquin Wits by&nbsp;Dorothy Parker&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><em>Balloon Tying For Christ&nbsp;was the cheapest balloon manual I could find.</em> <strong>— Clown Girl by Monica Drake</strong></p>\n<p><em>Waterless embalming baby, it’s the future.</em> <strong>— Necropolis</strong> <strong>by Guy Portman</strong></p>\n<p><em>The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.</em> <strong>— Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/ae950e99aa.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"191\"/></p>\n<p><em>If you’re looking for sympathy you’ll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.</em> <strong>— Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays by David Sedaris&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><em>As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.</em> <strong>— The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka</strong></p>\n<p>Free as air; that’s what they say- “free as air”. Now they bring me my air in an iron barrel. <strong>—</strong> <strong>Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p><em>A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience.</em> <strong>— &nbsp;Strictly Business&nbsp;by&nbsp;O. Henry</strong></p>\n<p><em>For the better part of my childhood, my professional aspirations were simple–I wanted to be an intergalactic princess.</em> <strong>— Seven Up by Janet Evanovich</strong></p>\n<p><em>To look upon Irene is to stare into a looking glass, into a world of cheap retail outlets, suburban cul-de-sacs, Sky television itineraries, frozen Iceland trifles and Co-operative Funeralcare plans.</em> <strong>— Necropolis</strong> <strong>by Guy Portman</strong></p>\n<p><em>Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.</em> <strong>— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>………………………………………………………………………………………………………</p>\n<p>I am the author of 3 novels.&nbsp;Click&nbsp;<a href=\"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX\">here</a>&nbsp;to claim your&nbsp;FREE copy of my satirical black comedy, <a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21898627-necropolis\"><em>Necropolis</em></a>.</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Black Comedy of True Distinction</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/ae882168bf.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"124\"/></p>\n</html>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"books\",\"quotes\",\"literature\",\"humour\",\"reading\"],\"image\":[\"https://i.imgsafe.org/ae8d34fd0d.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/ae950e99aa.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/ae882168bf.jpg\"],\"links\":[\"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX\",\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21898627-necropolis\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"html\"}"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanclaimed reward balance: 0.089 SBD, 0.090 SP
2017/06/06 08:56:00
accountgportman
reward steem0.000 STEEM
reward sbd0.089 SBD
reward vests147.087171 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #12578803/Trx 57d995435e677264ce2b7ae68e1adde89f6caf63
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "57d995435e677264ce2b7ae68e1adde89f6caf63",
  "block": 12578803,
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-06T08:56:00",
  "op": [
    "claim_reward_balance",
    {
      "account": "gportman",
      "reward_steem": "0.000 STEEM",
      "reward_sbd": "0.089 SBD",
      "reward_vests": "147.087171 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanreceived 0.089 SBD, 0.090 SP author reward for @gportman / 20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
2017/06/05 15:53:21
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
sbd payout0.089 SBD
steem payout0.000 STEEM
vesting payout147.087171 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #12558365/Virtual Operation #7
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 12558365,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 7,
  "timestamp": "2017-06-05T15:53:21",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes",
      "sbd_payout": "0.089 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "147.087171 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/29 16:20:45
voteraenor
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #12357503/Trx 151aac56b150b7c4e95ea5697e7da817a538d078
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "151aac56b150b7c4e95ea5697e7da817a538d078",
  "block": 12357503,
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-29T16:20:45",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "aenor",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/29 16:19:24
voterfyrstikken
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
weight50 (0.50%)
Transaction InfoBlock #12357476/Trx 0c5e496b9038e40235e5e995e4fc3c59e9f439d6
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0c5e496b9038e40235e5e995e4fc3c59e9f439d6",
  "block": 12357476,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-29T16:19:24",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "fyrstikken",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes",
      "weight": 50
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/29 16:14:24
voterkaraj
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
weight1000 (10.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #12357376/Trx 538cee8dda19b52e5994392f4f2f8f0aaff9acef
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "538cee8dda19b52e5994392f4f2f8f0aaff9acef",
  "block": 12357376,
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-29T16:14:24",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "karaj",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes",
      "weight": 1000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/29 15:56:03
voterkhairul5577
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #12357010/Trx 2a0b2ceaa9e88aff150e1ad44cabbd9d80c60f8d
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "2a0b2ceaa9e88aff150e1ad44cabbd9d80c60f8d",
  "block": 12357010,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-29T15:56:03",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "khairul5577",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/29 15:53:21
votergportman
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #12356956/Trx 035fc7c31c26763afad5c245ecba621abf16c10f
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "035fc7c31c26763afad5c245ecba621abf16c10f",
  "block": 12356956,
  "trx_in_block": 14,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-29T15:53:21",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "gportman",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/29 15:53:21
parent author
parent permlinkwriting
authorgportman
permlink20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes
title20 of Literature’s Funniest Quotes
bodyPreviously I have dedicated posts to quotes about reading, writing and publishing. This week it is the turn of quotes from literature. Here are 20 quotes from books that I think are amusing, and I hope you will too. *To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness* **— The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde** *Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind* **— Eric by Terry Pratchett** *He receives comfort like cold porridge* — **The Tempest by William Shakespeare** *Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness* — **Letters from a Stoic by Seneca** *…answers Molly, gleefully yet wholly inadequately; her skills more akin to the baking of macaroons than solving the complexities of the universe.* **— Charles Middleworth by Guy Portman** ![Quill2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNTcied1CDxDzywzHJxVVRBFhMnXdwD9UVyXrsfifsoWm/Quill2.jpg) *I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don’t know the answer.* **— The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams** *‘There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, ‘Do trousers matter?’ ‘The mood will pass, sir.’* **— The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse** *Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.* **— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce** *It’s just a penis, right? Probably no worse for you than smoking.* **— When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris** *Nick Naylor had been called many things since becoming the chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, but until now no one had actually compared him to Satan.* **— Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley** *As a boy, I wanted to be a train.* **— Machine Man by Max Barry** *I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.* **— I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith** *If not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.* **– The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse** *One press of a button and this degenerate goes to the cremator to the sound of Celine Dion’s dismal wails* **— Necropolis by Guy Portman** ![Pile of Books.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQvDM5nq3tQwgDadoDrzxFvQgYHjGznB3Egqv7qKo9zfS/Pile%20of%20Books.jpg) *It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression ‘As pretty as an airport.* **— The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams** *You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.* **— The Collected Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker** *The trouble with modern education is you never know how ignorant people are.* **— Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh** *Patience – A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.* **— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce** *‘Matteo’s not that type of Italian,’ replies Fraser. ‘He’s more the sort you come across in southern cities like Bari and Pescara, dragging an Alsatian around by a tattered piece of string.’* **— Necropolis by Guy Portman** *For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.* **— The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams**
json metadata{"tags":["writing","quotes","humour","literature","books"],"image":["https://steemitimages.com/DQmNTcied1CDxDzywzHJxVVRBFhMnXdwD9UVyXrsfifsoWm/Quill2.jpg","https://steemitimages.com/DQmQvDM5nq3tQwgDadoDrzxFvQgYHjGznB3Egqv7qKo9zfS/Pile%20of%20Books.jpg"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"markdown"}
Transaction InfoBlock #12356956/Trx 035fc7c31c26763afad5c245ecba621abf16c10f
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "035fc7c31c26763afad5c245ecba621abf16c10f",
  "block": 12356956,
  "trx_in_block": 14,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-29T15:53:21",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "writing",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "20-of-literature-s-funniest-quotes",
      "title": "20 of Literature’s Funniest Quotes",
      "body": "Previously I have dedicated posts to quotes about reading, writing and publishing. This week it is the turn of quotes from literature. Here are 20 quotes from books that I think are amusing, and I hope you will too.\n\n*To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness* **— The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde**\n\n*Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of a diseased mind* **— Eric by Terry Pratchett**\n\n*He receives comfort like cold porridge* — **The Tempest by William Shakespeare**\n\n*Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness* — **Letters from a Stoic by Seneca**\n\n*…answers Molly, gleefully yet wholly inadequately; her skills more akin to the baking of macaroons than solving the complexities of the universe.* **— Charles Middleworth by Guy Portman**\n\n![Quill2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNTcied1CDxDzywzHJxVVRBFhMnXdwD9UVyXrsfifsoWm/Quill2.jpg)\n\n*I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don’t know the answer.* **— The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams** \n\n*‘There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, ‘Do trousers matter?’\n‘The mood will pass, sir.’* **— The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse** \n\n*Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.* **— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce** \n\n*It’s just a penis, right? Probably no worse for you than smoking.* **— When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris** \n\n*Nick Naylor had been called many things since becoming the chief spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies, but until now no one had actually compared him to Satan.* **— Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley**\n\n*As a boy, I wanted to be a train.* **— Machine Man by Max Barry**\n\n*I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.* **— I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith**\n\n*If not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.* **– The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse**\n\n*One press of a button and this degenerate goes to the cremator to the sound of Celine Dion’s dismal wails* **— Necropolis by Guy Portman**\n\n![Pile of Books.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQvDM5nq3tQwgDadoDrzxFvQgYHjGznB3Egqv7qKo9zfS/Pile%20of%20Books.jpg)\n\n*It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression ‘As pretty as an airport.* **— The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul by Douglas Adams**\n\n*You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.* **— The Collected Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker**\n\n*The trouble with modern education is you never know how ignorant people are.* **— Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh** \n\n*Patience – A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.* **— The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce** \n\n*‘Matteo’s not that type of Italian,’ replies Fraser. ‘He’s more the sort you come across in southern cities like Bari and Pescara, dragging an Alsatian around by a tattered piece of string.’* **— Necropolis by Guy Portman**\n\n*For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.* **— The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams**",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"writing\",\"quotes\",\"humour\",\"literature\",\"books\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmNTcied1CDxDzywzHJxVVRBFhMnXdwD9UVyXrsfifsoWm/Quill2.jpg\",\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmQvDM5nq3tQwgDadoDrzxFvQgYHjGznB3Egqv7qKo9zfS/Pile%20of%20Books.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanclaimed reward balance: 0.046 SBD, 0.071 SP
2017/05/29 15:23:51
accountgportman
reward steem0.000 STEEM
reward sbd0.046 SBD
reward vests116.172406 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #12356368/Trx 41fd2f06eba9d9ea4fc80f95806819f5932e9ec4
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "41fd2f06eba9d9ea4fc80f95806819f5932e9ec4",
  "block": 12356368,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-29T15:23:51",
  "op": [
    "claim_reward_balance",
    {
      "account": "gportman",
      "reward_steem": "0.000 STEEM",
      "reward_sbd": "0.046 SBD",
      "reward_vests": "116.172406 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanreceived 0.046 SBD, 0.071 SP author reward for @gportman / check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
2017/05/10 18:10:57
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
sbd payout0.046 SBD
steem payout0.000 STEEM
vesting payout116.172406 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #11812995/Virtual Operation #3
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 11812995,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 3,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-10T18:10:57",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "sbd_payout": "0.046 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "116.172406 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/04 17:25:36
voterkochmaster
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11639404/Trx 3a3077483dc8cdd45119ee446919a4771f30e5ef
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "3a3077483dc8cdd45119ee446919a4771f30e5ef",
  "block": 11639404,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-04T17:25:36",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "kochmaster",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 19:01:00
votercathynsons
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight100 (1.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11612529/Trx 3621ab159a6233c1ec520993d86fdd3f859c3945
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "3621ab159a6233c1ec520993d86fdd3f859c3945",
  "block": 11612529,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T19:01:00",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "cathynsons",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 100
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 19:00:57
votersqube
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight100 (1.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11612528/Trx b4f04ab4f0e6cac3f78bd893620b4b423b77eddc
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "b4f04ab4f0e6cac3f78bd893620b4b423b77eddc",
  "block": 11612528,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T19:00:57",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "sqube",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 100
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 18:25:06
voterresnullius
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11611811/Trx 7cc1fa186ef233a0bc3d5f36f2b66a5f1536eb93
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "7cc1fa186ef233a0bc3d5f36f2b66a5f1536eb93",
  "block": 11611811,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T18:25:06",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "resnullius",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 18:23:57
voterfyrstikken
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight100 (1.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11611788/Trx 6aeb143582bd3059e15987e7c65e3dbe1e8ab7d5
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "6aeb143582bd3059e15987e7c65e3dbe1e8ab7d5",
  "block": 11611788,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T18:23:57",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "fyrstikken",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 100
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 18:16:03
voterunipsycho
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight100 (1.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11611631/Trx 8cfa44a4bb27f69b5483f9e24c2dc7f345d1f0a6
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "8cfa44a4bb27f69b5483f9e24c2dc7f345d1f0a6",
  "block": 11611631,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T18:16:03",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "unipsycho",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 100
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 18:12:03
voterrahma-diana
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11611551/Trx d4690bbffe9dd102afe0129c6bcbbb89bcf7955f
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "d4690bbffe9dd102afe0129c6bcbbb89bcf7955f",
  "block": 11611551,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T18:12:03",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "rahma-diana",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 18:10:57
votergportman
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #11611529/Trx 3e503aa24e909761de9b0549ebd74d2f44172db5
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "3e503aa24e909761de9b0549ebd74d2f44172db5",
  "block": 11611529,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T18:10:57",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "gportman",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/05/03 18:10:57
parent author
parent permlinkhumour
authorgportman
permlinkcheck-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books
titleCheck Out these 10 Ludicrous Religious Books
body<html> <p>Here are 10 ludicrous&nbsp;religious-themed books. I have added pithy/fictitious comments below each.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Biblically-Connect-Draper-2007-06-22/dp/B01K9698DO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351230&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Thinking+Biblically+About+The+iPod+by+Brian+Draper"><strong>Thinking Biblically About The iPod</strong>&nbsp;</a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a14f5e6357.jpg" width="140" height="171"/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>If there is a more obscure book title out there, I am yet to come across it.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Help-Lord-Devil-Wants-Fat/dp/0938148338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351428&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Help+Lord+%E2%80%93+The+Devil+Wants+Me+Fat+%E2%80%93+C.+S.+Lovett"><strong>Help Lord – The Devil Wants Me Fat</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a15a3183bc.jpg" width="125" height="198"/></p> <p>Why would The Devil want you fat? He is not a fat fetishist.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-Christian-Rock-Godwin/dp/0937958360/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351623&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=What%27s+Wrong+with+Christian+Rock%3F"><strong>What’s Wrong with Christian Rock?&nbsp;</strong></a></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a1bbfbe0c0.jpg" width="180" height="180"/></p> <p>Have you got all day.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Fearing-God-Study-Guide/dp/1578560594/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351898&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=The+Joy+of+Fearing+God+by+Jerry+Bridges"><strong>The Joy of Fearing God&nbsp;</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a16e8b00bb.jpg" width="130" height="195"/></p> <p>Living in fear is not joyful.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Missionary-Position-Mother-Teresa-Practice/dp/1455523003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490353478&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+missionary+position+mother+teresa+in+theory+and+practice"><strong>The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a173bbcf42.jpg" width="130" height="214"/></p> <p>Winner of the most unfortunate title in the religious category.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Was-Episcopalian-You-Can/dp/1595180001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490017390&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Jesus+Was+An+Episcopalian+%28And+You+Can+Be+One+Too%21%29%3A+A+Newcomer%27s+Guide+to+the+Episcopal+Church"><strong>Jesus Was An Episcopalian</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ca0b72bb.jpg" width="160" height="160"/></p> <p>You mean I have spent countless hours, on my knees, praying to an Episcopalian … I think I am going to be ill.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jogging-Jesus-C-S-Lovett/dp/B0006Y0ZAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1478805381&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Jogging+With+Jesus"><strong>Jogging with Jesus&nbsp;</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a17e4e2b72.jpg" width="130" height="205"/></p> <p>That is not Jesus on the front cover. He wouldn’t be caught dead wearing that tracksuit.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/RESURRECTION-AEROBICS-CHRISTIAN-BASED-SEX-ebook/dp/B00ARLKR2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490352632&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Resurrection+Aerobic+The+Christian+Based+Sex+Aerobics"><strong>Resurrection Aerobics The Christian Based Sex Aerobics</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a1830f32e4.jpg" width="130" height="196"/></p> <p>Proud winner of the most confounding book title award.</p> <p><br></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACD1ZHC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00ACD1ZHC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sidetra-20&amp;linkId=GXT2QRLO236LBIJ5"><strong>The Lord’s Corn Patch</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a18974150e.jpg" width="140" height="138"/></p> <p>If that is The Lord’s corn patch, he is not going to be happy to find that overweight, shabbily-attired, crazy woman.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006YIY9Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0006YIY9Y&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sidetra-20&amp;linkId=5JNAMNYAHQ75AJAS"><strong>The Bible Is A Scientific Book</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a1a58ee3c4.jpg" width="110" height="195"/></p> <p>No it is not.&nbsp;</p> <p>There will be further instalments</p> <p>.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………</p> <p>I am the author of 3 books. Click <a href="http://eepurl.com/btLcrX">here</a> to claim your FREE copy of my&nbsp;satirical&nbsp;black comedy,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Necropolis-Guy-Portman-ebook/dp/B00JSA2J0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1489760385&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Guy+Portman"><em>Necropolis</em></a>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Black Comedy of True Distinction</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ae0952d5.jpg" width="80" height="124"/></p> </html>
json metadata{"tags":["humour","satire","religion","books","reading"],"image":["https://i.imgsafe.org/a14f5e6357.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a15a3183bc.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a1bbfbe0c0.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a16e8b00bb.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a173bbcf42.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ca0b72bb.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a17e4e2b72.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a1830f32e4.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a18974150e.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a1a58ee3c4.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ae0952d5.jpg"],"links":["https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Biblically-Connect-Draper-2007-06-22/dp/B01K9698DO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351230&sr=8-1&keywords=Thinking+Biblically+About+The+iPod+by+Brian+Draper","https://www.amazon.com/Help-Lord-Devil-Wants-Fat/dp/0938148338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351428&sr=8-1&keywords=Help+Lord+%E2%80%93+The+Devil+Wants+Me+Fat+%E2%80%93+C.+S.+Lovett","https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-Christian-Rock-Godwin/dp/0937958360/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351623&sr=8-1&keywords=What%27s+Wrong+with+Christian+Rock%3F","https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Fearing-God-Study-Guide/dp/1578560594/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351898&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Joy+of+Fearing+God+by+Jerry+Bridges","https://www.amazon.com/Missionary-Position-Mother-Teresa-Practice/dp/1455523003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490353478&sr=8-1&keywords=the+missionary+position+mother+teresa+in+theory+and+practice","https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Was-Episcopalian-You-Can/dp/1595180001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490017390&sr=8-1&keywords=Jesus+Was+An+Episcopalian+%28And+You+Can+Be+One+Too%21%29%3A+A+Newcomer%27s+Guide+to+the+Episcopal+Church","https://www.amazon.com/Jogging-Jesus-C-S-Lovett/dp/B0006Y0ZAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478805381&sr=8-1&keywords=Jogging+With+Jesus","https://www.amazon.com/RESURRECTION-AEROBICS-CHRISTIAN-BASED-SEX-ebook/dp/B00ARLKR2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490352632&sr=8-1&keywords=Resurrection+Aerobic+The+Christian+Based+Sex+Aerobics","https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACD1ZHC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ACD1ZHC&linkCode=as2&tag=sidetra-20&linkId=GXT2QRLO236LBIJ5","https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006YIY9Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0006YIY9Y&linkCode=as2&tag=sidetra-20&linkId=5JNAMNYAHQ75AJAS","http://eepurl.com/btLcrX","https://www.amazon.com/Necropolis-Guy-Portman-ebook/dp/B00JSA2J0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489760385&sr=8-1&keywords=Guy+Portman"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"html"}
Transaction InfoBlock #11611529/Trx 3e503aa24e909761de9b0549ebd74d2f44172db5
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "3e503aa24e909761de9b0549ebd74d2f44172db5",
  "block": 11611529,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-05-03T18:10:57",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "humour",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "check-out-these-10-ludicrous-religious-books",
      "title": "Check Out these 10 Ludicrous Religious Books",
      "body": "<html>\n<p>Here are 10 ludicrous&nbsp;religious-themed books. I have added pithy/fictitious comments below each.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Biblically-Connect-Draper-2007-06-22/dp/B01K9698DO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351230&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Thinking+Biblically+About+The+iPod+by+Brian+Draper\"><strong>Thinking Biblically About The iPod</strong>&nbsp;</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a14f5e6357.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"171\"/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<p>If there is a more obscure book title out there, I am yet to come across it.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Help-Lord-Devil-Wants-Fat/dp/0938148338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351428&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Help+Lord+%E2%80%93+The+Devil+Wants+Me+Fat+%E2%80%93+C.+S.+Lovett\"><strong>Help Lord – The Devil Wants Me Fat</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a15a3183bc.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"198\"/></p>\n<p>Why would The Devil want you fat? He is not a fat fetishist.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-Christian-Rock-Godwin/dp/0937958360/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351623&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=What%27s+Wrong+with+Christian+Rock%3F\"><strong>What’s Wrong with Christian Rock?&nbsp;</strong></a></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1bbfbe0c0.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"/></p>\n<p>Have you got all day.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Fearing-God-Study-Guide/dp/1578560594/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490351898&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=The+Joy+of+Fearing+God+by+Jerry+Bridges\"><strong>The Joy of Fearing God&nbsp;</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a16e8b00bb.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"195\"/></p>\n<p>Living in fear is not joyful.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Missionary-Position-Mother-Teresa-Practice/dp/1455523003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490353478&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+missionary+position+mother+teresa+in+theory+and+practice\"><strong>The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a173bbcf42.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"214\"/></p>\n<p>Winner of the most unfortunate title in the religious category.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Was-Episcopalian-You-Can/dp/1595180001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490017390&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Jesus+Was+An+Episcopalian+%28And+You+Can+Be+One+Too%21%29%3A+A+Newcomer%27s+Guide+to+the+Episcopal+Church\"><strong>Jesus Was An Episcopalian</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ca0b72bb.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\"/></p>\n<p>You mean I have spent countless hours, on my knees, praying to an Episcopalian … I think I am going to be ill.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Jogging-Jesus-C-S-Lovett/dp/B0006Y0ZAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1478805381&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Jogging+With+Jesus\"><strong>Jogging with Jesus&nbsp;</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a17e4e2b72.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"205\"/></p>\n<p>That is not Jesus on the front cover. He wouldn’t be caught dead wearing that tracksuit.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/RESURRECTION-AEROBICS-CHRISTIAN-BASED-SEX-ebook/dp/B00ARLKR2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1490352632&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Resurrection+Aerobic+The+Christian+Based+Sex+Aerobics\"><strong>Resurrection Aerobics The Christian Based Sex Aerobics</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1830f32e4.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\"/></p>\n<p>Proud winner of the most confounding book title award.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACD1ZHC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00ACD1ZHC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sidetra-20&amp;linkId=GXT2QRLO236LBIJ5\"><strong>The Lord’s Corn Patch</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a18974150e.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"138\"/></p>\n<p>If that is The Lord’s corn patch, he is not going to be happy to find that overweight, shabbily-attired, crazy woman.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006YIY9Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0006YIY9Y&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sidetra-20&amp;linkId=5JNAMNYAHQ75AJAS\"><strong>The Bible Is A Scientific Book</strong></a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1a58ee3c4.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"195\"/></p>\n<p>No it is not.&nbsp;</p>\n<p>There will be further instalments</p>\n<p>.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………</p>\n<p>I am the author of 3 books. Click <a href=\"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX\">here</a> to claim your FREE copy of my&nbsp;satirical&nbsp;black comedy,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Necropolis-Guy-Portman-ebook/dp/B00JSA2J0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1489760385&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=Guy+Portman\"><em>Necropolis</em></a>.&nbsp;</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Black Comedy of True Distinction</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ae0952d5.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"124\"/></p>\n</html>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"humour\",\"satire\",\"religion\",\"books\",\"reading\"],\"image\":[\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a14f5e6357.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a15a3183bc.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1bbfbe0c0.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a16e8b00bb.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a173bbcf42.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ca0b72bb.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a17e4e2b72.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1830f32e4.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a18974150e.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1a58ee3c4.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/a1ae0952d5.jpg\"],\"links\":[\"https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Biblically-Connect-Draper-2007-06-22/dp/B01K9698DO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351230&sr=8-1&keywords=Thinking+Biblically+About+The+iPod+by+Brian+Draper\",\"https://www.amazon.com/Help-Lord-Devil-Wants-Fat/dp/0938148338/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351428&sr=8-1&keywords=Help+Lord+%E2%80%93+The+Devil+Wants+Me+Fat+%E2%80%93+C.+S.+Lovett\",\"https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-Christian-Rock-Godwin/dp/0937958360/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351623&sr=8-1&keywords=What%27s+Wrong+with+Christian+Rock%3F\",\"https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Fearing-God-Study-Guide/dp/1578560594/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1490351898&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Joy+of+Fearing+God+by+Jerry+Bridges\",\"https://www.amazon.com/Missionary-Position-Mother-Teresa-Practice/dp/1455523003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490353478&sr=8-1&keywords=the+missionary+position+mother+teresa+in+theory+and+practice\",\"https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Was-Episcopalian-You-Can/dp/1595180001/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490017390&sr=8-1&keywords=Jesus+Was+An+Episcopalian+%28And+You+Can+Be+One+Too%21%29%3A+A+Newcomer%27s+Guide+to+the+Episcopal+Church\",\"https://www.amazon.com/Jogging-Jesus-C-S-Lovett/dp/B0006Y0ZAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478805381&sr=8-1&keywords=Jogging+With+Jesus\",\"https://www.amazon.com/RESURRECTION-AEROBICS-CHRISTIAN-BASED-SEX-ebook/dp/B00ARLKR2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1490352632&sr=8-1&keywords=Resurrection+Aerobic+The+Christian+Based+Sex+Aerobics\",\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ACD1ZHC/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ACD1ZHC&linkCode=as2&tag=sidetra-20&linkId=GXT2QRLO236LBIJ5\",\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006YIY9Y/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0006YIY9Y&linkCode=as2&tag=sidetra-20&linkId=5JNAMNYAHQ75AJAS\",\"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX\",\"https://www.amazon.com/Necropolis-Guy-Portman-ebook/dp/B00JSA2J0W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489760385&sr=8-1&keywords=Guy+Portman\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"html\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/04/03 17:16:27
required auths[]
required posting auths["gportman"]
idfollow
json["follow",{"follower":"gportman","following":"bitstamp","what":["blog"]}]
Transaction InfoBlock #10747182/Trx bec327175604648f8053d419d21fbe90df894c99
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "bec327175604648f8053d419d21fbe90df894c99",
  "block": 10747182,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-04-03T17:16:27",
  "op": [
    "custom_json",
    {
      "required_auths": [],
      "required_posting_auths": [
        "gportman"
      ],
      "id": "follow",
      "json": "[\"follow\",{\"follower\":\"gportman\",\"following\":\"bitstamp\",\"what\":[\"blog\"]}]"
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/29 06:52:09
voterrebelskum
authorgportman
permlink6-recent-and-contemporary-satirical-novels
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #10591077/Trx fb00292824fcbe16e8d3c868d9d20be6b27f18ed
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "fb00292824fcbe16e8d3c868d9d20be6b27f18ed",
  "block": 10591077,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-29T06:52:09",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "rebelskum",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "6-recent-and-contemporary-satirical-novels",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
gportmansent 149.031 STEEM to @bitstamp- "31iWYT7E2vB1eQwz5TCMx5c1DrQPChK5HW"
2017/03/21 08:43:51
fromgportman
tobitstamp
amount149.031 STEEM
memo31iWYT7E2vB1eQwz5TCMx5c1DrQPChK5HW
Transaction InfoBlock #10363513/Trx 48e47e1d8659297bdcb7c5348fe0ae92d084ab1b
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "48e47e1d8659297bdcb7c5348fe0ae92d084ab1b",
  "block": 10363513,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-21T08:43:51",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "gportman",
      "to": "bitstamp",
      "amount": "149.031 STEEM",
      "memo": "31iWYT7E2vB1eQwz5TCMx5c1DrQPChK5HW"
    }
  ]
}
gportmanreceived 0.082 STEEM, 0.001 SBD, 0.122 SP author reward for @gportman / 7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
2017/03/09 16:39:09
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
sbd payout0.001 SBD
steem payout0.082 STEEM
vesting payout197.707215 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #10027688/Virtual Operation #9
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 10027688,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 9,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-09T16:39:09",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "sbd_payout": "0.001 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.082 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "197.707215 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/08 17:00:45
votershaunmza
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #9999328/Trx 301937e2dd12165c8163c1cba44b2b708ab7a202
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "301937e2dd12165c8163c1cba44b2b708ab7a202",
  "block": 9999328,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-08T17:00:45",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "shaunmza",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/08 16:53:06
voterripplerm
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #9999175/Trx 0ac4fd99e2e69c7d33c54c71b647ec8317901403
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "0ac4fd99e2e69c7d33c54c71b647ec8317901403",
  "block": 9999175,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-08T16:53:06",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "ripplerm",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/08 16:53:03
votergoldsteem
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #9999174/Trx 7b29d4935c8442223c70dd20864fd4c9d9920f5d
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "7b29d4935c8442223c70dd20864fd4c9d9920f5d",
  "block": 9999174,
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-08T16:53:03",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "goldsteem",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/08 16:53:03
voterethansteem
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
weight7000 (70.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #9999174/Trx 85f469aec5f91e7e1c56727fc038a8c896d241d6
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "85f469aec5f91e7e1c56727fc038a8c896d241d6",
  "block": 9999174,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-08T16:53:03",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "ethansteem",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "weight": 7000
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/08 16:53:00
voterlittlemozart
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
weight10000 (100.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #9999173/Trx 8d52e84f4be33d67a574a20ef0c4982e1bb97469
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "8d52e84f4be33d67a574a20ef0c4982e1bb97469",
  "block": 9999173,
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-08T16:53:00",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "littlemozart",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/08 16:49:54
parent author
parent permlinkauthors
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
title7 Famous Drug-Addicted Authors
body<html> <p>Hi fellow Steemit members. I hope you find this post interesting.</p> <p>Here are 7 famous drug addicted authors:</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William S. Burroughs&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/02a8f65ddb.jpg" width="140" height="182"/></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5th February 1914 – 2nd August 1997)</strong></p> <p>William S. Burroughs was at the forefront of the Beat generation, influencing the likes of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. &nbsp;His works include eighteen novels, in addition to a number of novellas and short stories. One of his most famous books, Junkie, is a semi-autobiographical account of Burroughs’s heroin and opioid addiction, an addiction that lasted for nearly fifteen years. The iconic author lived to the relatively old age of eighty-three.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen King&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/02af14bacd.jpg" width="170" height="165"/></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Born: September 21st 1947)&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Stephen King is a prolific, bestselling author, who has sold in excess of 350 million books over the course of his long and illustrious career. In the mid 1980s, King, who was already a heavy drinker, became a cocaine addict. That was until his wife Tabitha organised an intervention that began with her emptying a bin bag full of stuff she had collected from his office in front of him. The stuff included coke spoons, baggies, Xanax and Valium.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Samuel Taylor Coleridge</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/02b4fa56f6.jpg" width="130" height="165"/></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(21st October 1772 – 25th July 1834)</strong></p> <p>Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, whose most famous poems; The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, are still widely read to this day. Coleridge, an avid opium smoker from a young age, wrote Kubla Khan whilst under the influence. He was initially successful in keeping his addiction a secret, but when it became public knowledge his reputation was damaged. In later years the poet suffered respiratory and heart problems that contributed to his demise at the age of sixty-one.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Elizabeth Barrett Browning</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/02ba58a4b1.jpg" width="130" height="200"/></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6th March 1806 – 29th June 1861)</strong></p> <p>Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of England’s most famous poets during the Victorian era. In addition to producing poetry at a prolific rate, she campaigned for the abolition of slavery and influenced reform in child labour legislation. Browning was fourteen when she was prescribed laudanum (tincture of opium) for various illnesses. In adulthood the poet was adamant that her heavy opium use was helpful in sustaining her prolific writing output.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aleister Crowley</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/02bfa6b369.jpg" width="130" height="165"/></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12th October 1875 – 1st December 1947)</strong></p> <p>Aleister Crowley was a controversial English novelist, poet and occultist, who maintained a prodigious writing output for much of his life. In 2002 a BBC poll placed Crowley seventy-third in a list of 100 Greatest Britons. After being prescribed a medicine containing heroin for his asthma, Crowley became addicted to the drug. Though his addiction was short-lived, he continued to experiment with a variety of substances, including marijuana, cocaine and peyote.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Philip K. Dick</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/02c4d93b08.jpg" width="140" height="152"/></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16th December 1928 – 2nd March 1982)</strong></p> <p>Philip K. Dick was a science fiction novelist, short story writer and essayist, who published 44 novels and 121 short stories. In 2007 Dick became the first science fiction writer to be included in The Library of America series. Although the author experimented with a variety of substances, his drug of choice was amphetamine, as he felt that it enhanced his writing productivity. Dick died aged 53 after a series of strokes.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas De Quincey</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://i.imgsafe.org/02ca0d3c61.jpg" width="150" height="150"/></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15th August 1785 – 8th December 1859)</strong></p> <p>Thomas Penson De Quincey was an English essayist and journalist, whose seminal work, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, was the first book written about addiction in the Western world. Though De Quincey first used opium in 1804 to relieve his neuralgia, he initially used the drug no more than weekly, but in 1813 his use spiralled out of control and he became an addict. De Quincey continued to use opium for the rest of his life although he had periods of abstinence.</p> </html>
json metadata{"tags":["authors","writing","drugs","addiction","literature"],"image":["https://i.imgsafe.org/02a8f65ddb.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/02af14bacd.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/02b4fa56f6.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/02ba58a4b1.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/02bfa6b369.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/02c4d93b08.jpg","https://i.imgsafe.org/02ca0d3c61.jpg"],"app":"steemit/0.1","format":"html"}
Transaction InfoBlock #9999111/Trx 10ee92842c198d91cf143e719ac7170496d267f2
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "10ee92842c198d91cf143e719ac7170496d267f2",
  "block": 9999111,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-08T16:49:54",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "authors",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "title": "7 Famous Drug-Addicted Authors",
      "body": "<html>\n<p>Hi fellow Steemit members. I hope you find this post interesting.</p>\n<p>Here are 7 famous drug addicted authors:</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;William S. Burroughs&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02a8f65ddb.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"182\"/></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5th February 1914 – 2nd August 1997)</strong></p>\n<p>William S. Burroughs was at the forefront of the Beat generation, influencing the likes of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. &nbsp;His works include eighteen novels, in addition to a number of novellas and short stories. One of his most famous books, Junkie, is a semi-autobiographical account of Burroughs’s heroin and opioid addiction, an addiction that lasted for nearly fifteen years. The iconic author lived to the relatively old age of eighty-three.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen King&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02af14bacd.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"165\"/></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Born: September 21st 1947)&nbsp;</strong></p>\n<p>Stephen King is a prolific, bestselling author, who has sold in excess of 350 million books over the course of his long and illustrious career. In the mid 1980s, King, who was already a heavy drinker, became a cocaine addict. That was until his wife Tabitha organised an intervention that began with her emptying a bin bag full of stuff she had collected from his office in front of him. The stuff included coke spoons, baggies, Xanax and Valium.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Samuel Taylor Coleridge</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02b4fa56f6.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"165\"/></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(21st October 1772 – 25th July 1834)</strong></p>\n<p>Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, whose most famous poems; The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, are still widely read to this day. Coleridge, an avid opium smoker from a young age, wrote Kubla Khan whilst under the influence. He was initially successful in keeping his addiction a secret, but when it became public knowledge his reputation was damaged. In later years the poet suffered respiratory and heart problems that contributed to his demise at the age of sixty-one.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Elizabeth Barrett Browning</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02ba58a4b1.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"200\"/></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6th March 1806 – 29th June 1861)</strong></p>\n<p>Elizabeth Barrett Browning was one of England’s most famous poets during the Victorian era. In addition to producing poetry at a prolific rate, she campaigned for the abolition of slavery and influenced reform in child labour legislation. Browning was fourteen when she was prescribed laudanum (tincture of opium) for various illnesses. In adulthood the poet was adamant that her heavy opium use was helpful in sustaining her prolific writing output.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Aleister Crowley</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02bfa6b369.jpg\" width=\"130\" height=\"165\"/></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12th October 1875 – 1st December 1947)</strong></p>\n<p>Aleister Crowley was a controversial English novelist, poet and occultist, who maintained a prodigious writing output for much of his life. In 2002 a BBC poll placed Crowley seventy-third in a list of 100 Greatest Britons. After being prescribed a medicine containing heroin for his asthma, Crowley became addicted to the drug. Though his addiction was short-lived, he continued to experiment with a variety of substances, including marijuana, cocaine and peyote.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Philip K. Dick</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02c4d93b08.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"152\"/></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16th December 1928 – 2nd March 1982)</strong></p>\n<p>Philip K. Dick was a science fiction novelist, short story writer and essayist, who published 44 novels and 121 short stories. In 2007 Dick became the first science fiction writer to be included in The Library of America series. Although the author experimented with a variety of substances, his drug of choice was amphetamine, as he felt that it enhanced his writing productivity. Dick died aged 53 after a series of strokes.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas De Quincey</strong></p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src=\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02ca0d3c61.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"/></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15th August 1785 – 8th December 1859)</strong></p>\n<p>Thomas Penson De Quincey was an English essayist and journalist, whose seminal work, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, was the first book written about addiction in the Western world. Though De Quincey first used opium in 1804 to relieve his neuralgia, he initially used the drug no more than weekly, but in 1813 his use spiralled out of control and he became an addict. De Quincey continued to use opium for the rest of his life although he had periods of abstinence.</p>\n</html>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"authors\",\"writing\",\"drugs\",\"addiction\",\"literature\"],\"image\":[\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02a8f65ddb.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02af14bacd.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02b4fa56f6.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02ba58a4b1.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02bfa6b369.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02c4d93b08.jpg\",\"https://i.imgsafe.org/02ca0d3c61.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"html\"}"
    }
  ]
}
2017/03/08 16:43:27
voterubg
authorgportman
permlink7-famous-drug-addicted-authors
weight200 (2.00%)
Transaction InfoBlock #9998982/Trx 202278a34e3bc09d7cd88e61eeefa75c16b22280
View Raw JSON Data
{
  "trx_id": "202278a34e3bc09d7cd88e61eeefa75c16b22280",
  "block": 9998982,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-03-08T16:43:27",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "ubg",
      "author": "gportman",
      "permlink": "7-famous-drug-addicted-authors",
      "weight": 200
    }
  ]
}

Account Metadata

POSTING JSON METADATA
profile{"name":"Guy Portman","about":"Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.","location":"UK","website":"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX","profile_image":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg"}
JSON METADATA
profile{"name":"Guy Portman","about":"Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.","location":"UK","website":"http://eepurl.com/btLcrX","profile_image":"https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg"}
{
  "posting_json_metadata": {
    "profile": {
      "name": "Guy Portman",
      "about": "Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.",
      "location": "UK",
      "website": "http://eepurl.com/btLcrX",
      "profile_image": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg"
    }
  },
  "json_metadata": {
    "profile": {
      "name": "Guy Portman",
      "about": "Author, cynical social observer and sardonic humorist with introverted tendencies. Interested in reading, blogging and writing.",
      "location": "UK",
      "website": "http://eepurl.com/btLcrX",
      "profile_image": "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/741603644831830016/FN6oG96h_400x400.jpg"
    }
  }
}

Auth Keys

Owner
Single Signature
Public Keys
STM6tNn5AjssNWeGQJ8LtVmcKA6LuP8JkPHYhkVJ3zD87zFR4h1i11/1
Active
Single Signature
Public Keys
STM5cNARaU6KqCCS9Lop9NCAdnVT2cpVofQcUPjMY1LFNdHV8vY3o1/1
Posting
Single Signature
Public Keys
STM6ixsEPCxVe11GwxJxE8Tdwf2b9a3iX2fUqsY4m6qu5494aoxZT1/1
Memo
STM5WgsCCC9mBQqkfsY5bj4DxKDUN5MRyJsbQRhbw8q3BosiV62nW
{
  "owner": {
    "weight_threshold": 1,
    "account_auths": [],
    "key_auths": [
      [
        "STM6tNn5AjssNWeGQJ8LtVmcKA6LuP8JkPHYhkVJ3zD87zFR4h1i1",
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "active": {
    "weight_threshold": 1,
    "account_auths": [],
    "key_auths": [
      [
        "STM5cNARaU6KqCCS9Lop9NCAdnVT2cpVofQcUPjMY1LFNdHV8vY3o",
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "posting": {
    "weight_threshold": 1,
    "account_auths": [],
    "key_auths": [
      [
        "STM6ixsEPCxVe11GwxJxE8Tdwf2b9a3iX2fUqsY4m6qu5494aoxZT",
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "memo": "STM5WgsCCC9mBQqkfsY5bj4DxKDUN5MRyJsbQRhbw8q3BosiV62nW"
}

Witness Votes

0 / 30
No active witness votes.
[]